crunchy
Use Crunchy in a sentence
tʃi adjective, crunch·i·er, crunch·i·est.
1.
crisp; brittle.
2.
Sometimes, crunchy granola. Informal. health-conscious and environmentally aware: one of those crunchy guys who insists on biking to work.
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crunch (krʌntʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to bite or chew (crisp foods) with a crushing or crackling sound |
| 2. | to make or cause to make a crisp or brittle sound: the snow crunched beneath his feet |
| —n | |
| 3. | the sound or act of crunching |
| 4. | short for abdominal crunch |
| 5. | informal the crunch the critical moment or situation |
| —adj | |
| 6. | informal critical; decisive: crunch time |
| [C19: changed (through influence of | |
| 'crunchable | |
| —adj | |
| 'crunchy | |
| —adj | |
| 'crunchily | |
| —adv | |
| 'crunchiness | |
| —n | |
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Crunchy
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Word Origin & History
crunchy
1892, from crunch. Student slang sense of "annoyingly intense about health or environmental issues" is 1980s, short for crunchy granola; not entirely pejorative at first.
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Slang Dictionary
crunchy definition
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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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Example sentences
It features ultra crunchy roasted barley grains, peppered with chickpeas.
With crunchy radishes and bitter frisée, this salad brings its vinegar note in the form of a spicy mustard dressing.
Serve with celery or other crunchy fruits and vegetables.
For starters, there are crunchy spring rolls and a variety of dumplings.
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