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crispy

[ kris-pee ]

adjective

, crisp·i·er, crisp·i·est.
  1. (especially of food) brittle; crisp.
  2. curly or wavy.


crispy

/ ˈkrɪspɪ /

adjective

  1. crisp
  2. having waves or curls


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcrispily, adverb
  • ˈcrispiness, noun

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Other Words From

  • crispi·ly adverb
  • crispi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crispy1

First recorded in 1350–1400, crispy is from the Middle English word crispi. See crisp, -y 1

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Example Sentences

Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.

The Plaza Hotel cooked a fancy-pants latke with red wine braised oxtail, horseradish sunchoke cream, and crispy kale.

“I think as the ubiquity of French fries prove, everyone loves a crispy fried potato,” he said in an email.

Before you chuckle, the city is famous for its bagels…think crispy and almost scooped out.

Festival must-eats include the crispy-skinned buttered chicken, giant pretzels, and anything with ‘wurst’ in the name.

But Peter would not wake, neither would Crispy, and Odu wept outright at last.

Fleetwood scrutinized the cast of his features and the touch of his fingers on the crispy paper.

It is more economical to cut salt pork into small bits, and try it till the pork is brown and crispy.

Maw had put a red geranium on the table; there was the crispy fragrance of frying salt pork and soda biscuit in the air.

I rummage and fumble about, excitedly poking my nose everywhere, till I find the crispy tip of a pink ear—Her ear.

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