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crispy
/ˈkɹɪs.pi/
adjective
What it means
- 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 - slangDenoting something is impressive or desirable; cool, awesome; fresh.
In a sentence
These biscuits are very crispy.
Where it comes from
- Middle Englishcrispy“crisped, curly”
- Englishcrispy
From Middle English crispy (“crisped, curly”), equivalent to crisp + -y.
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