Crispy

//ˈkɹɪs.pi// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

    "These biscuits are very crispy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    tender and brittle wordnet

Synonyms

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bracingbreakablebriskbrittlecheeringcordial

Example

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"Customer Nooni Reatig, an architect who works nearby, has been convinced. “At first, I was skeptical about the whole, whole grain," she admits. "But I tasted Jonathan's bread and it’s not something static, it’s completely a live product. It has so many things going on at once, like the bread, when you bite in, the crust is crispy but inside has a bounce and a texture.”"

Etymology

From Middle English crispy; equivalent to crisp + -y.

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