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Crisper
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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adjective
1.
(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
2.
(especially 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.
EXPANDclean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.
6.
bracing; invigorating: crisp air.
7.
crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.
8.
COLLAPSEin small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.
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:
before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled
before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled
Related forms
crisp·ly, adverb
crisp·ness, noun
Synonyms
6. brisk, fresh, nippy.
6. brisk, fresh, nippy.
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Word Origin & History
crisp
O.E. crisp "curly," from L. crispus "curled." It began to mean "brittle" 1530, for obscure reasons. Figurative sense of "neat, brisk" is from 1814. Potato crisps (the British version of U.S. potato chips) is from 1929.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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