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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

  • ˈcrispiness, noun
  • ˈcrispily, adverb

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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

With the best budget toasters on the market, you can enjoy an evenly browned, crispy slice with your breakfast and put all that money you saved toward a tasty takeout dinner.

Pan-fry the dumplings on one side — or, if you prefer, all over — until golden brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

The edges get almost a crispy lacework from all the butter and fat.

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With Persian tahdig — the fluffy-rice, crispy-bottom classic — practice makes perfectStart with the spicy, herb-packed ghalieh mahi.

The phyllo will get super crispy, but it is still quite tasty.

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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