crispy

C3R1I1S1P3Y4
/ˈkɹɪs.pi/

adjective

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

“Baked rolls should be crispy.”

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crisptender
OriginMiddle English crispy →
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Meanings

adjectivecrispy (comparative crispier, superlative crispiest)

comparative crispier · superlative crispiest

  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.
nouncrispy (plural crispies)

plural crispies

  1. informalThe well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetender and brittle

Similar
crisptender
Also see
crispcrunchytender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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

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Translations

Arabic مُقَرْمَش, مُقَرْمَشَة
  • مُقَرْمَش (muqarmaš)having a crisp texture
  • مُقَرْمَشَة (muqarmaša)having a crisp texture
Bulgarian хрупкав
  • хрупкав (hrupkav)having a crisp texture
Catalan cruixent
  • cruixenthaving a crisp texture
Chinese Mandarin 脆的
  • 脆的 (cuì de)having a crisp texture
Czech křupavý
  • křupavýhaving a crisp texture
Danish sprød, knasende
  • sprødhaving a crisp texture
  • knasendehaving a crisp texture
Finnish rapea, rapsakka
  • rapeahaving a crisp texture
  • rapsakkahaving a crisp texture
French croustillant
  • croustillanthaving a crisp texture
German knusprig
  • knusprighaving a crisp texture
Hebrew פָּרִיךְ
  • פָּרִיךְ (parích)having a crisp texture
Hungarian ropogós
  • ropogóshaving a crisp texture
Italian croccante
  • croccantehaving a crisp texture
Malay rangup
  • ranguphaving a crisp texture
Māori pakapaka
  • pakapakahaving a crisp texture
Norwegian sprø
  • sprøhaving a crisp texture
Persian سختترد
  • سختترد (saxt-tord)having a crisp texture
Polish chrupki, chrupiący
  • chrupkihaving a crisp texture
  • chrupiącyhaving a crisp texture
Portuguese crocante
  • crocantehaving a crisp texture
Romanian crocant
  • crocanthaving a crisp texture
Slovak chrumkavý
  • chrumkavýhaving a crisp texture
Spanish crujiente
  • crujientehaving a crisp texture
Swedish krispig, knaprig
  • krispighaving a crisp texture
  • knaprighaving a crisp texture
  • frasighaving a crisp texture
Tagalog malutong
  • malutonghaving a crisp texture
Thai กรอบ
  • กรอบ (grɔ̀ɔp)having a crisp texture
Ukrainian хрусткий
  • хрусткий (xrustkyj)having a crisp texture

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crispy

wispy
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Anagrams

cypris
Cite this entry
APA

crispy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispy

MLA

“crispy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crispy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispy.

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