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crisp

   [krisp]
adjective, -er, -est, verb, noun
–adjective
1. (esp. of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
2. (esp. of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.
3. brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply.
4. lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee.
5. clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.
6. bracing; invigorating: crisp air.
7. crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.
8. in small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
9. to make or become crisp.
10. to curl.
–noun
11. Chiefly British. potato chip.
12. a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of bread crumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE < L crispus curled
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crisp     (krĭsp)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   crisp·er, crisp·est
  1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.
  2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.
    1. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.
    2. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.
  4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.
  5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply. See Synonyms at incisive.
  6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples.
v.   crisped, crisp·ing, crisps

v.   tr.
To make or keep crisp.
v.   intr.
To become or remain crisp.
n.  
  1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.
  2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.
  3. Chiefly British A potato chip.

[Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
crisp'ly adv., crisp'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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crispness

noun
1. a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce" 
2. an expressive style that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply" 
3. firm but easily broken [syn: brittleness] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Crispness

Crisp"ness\, n. The state or quality of being crisp.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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