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crispy

/ˈkɹɪs.pi/

adjective

What it means

  1. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

    Baked rolls should be crispy.

    2 more examples

    These biscuits are very crispy.

    […]on his Head a long and criſpy hair,[…]

    1671, Tho[mas] Jordan, London’s Resurrection to Joy and Triumph, Expressed in Sundry Shews, Shapes, Scenes, Speeches, and Songs in Parts; […], London: […] Henry Brome […], page 3
  2. slangDenoting something is impressive or desirable; cool, awesome; fresh.

In a sentence

These biscuits are very crispy.

Where it comes from

  1. Middle Englishcrispy“crisped, curly”
  2. Englishcrispy

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

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