Etymology

crispy

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Today it means: Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender. Full definition →

Middle English crispy
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcrispy“crisped, curly”
  2. English todaycrispy

From Middle English crispy (“crisped, curly”), equivalent to crisp + -y.

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