crisp

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adjective,crisp·er, crisp·est.
  1. (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.

  2. (especially of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.

  1. brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply.

  2. lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee.

  3. clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.

  4. invigorating; bracing: crisp air.

  5. crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.

  6. in small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make or become crisp.

  2. to curl.

noun
  1. Chiefly British. potato chip.

  2. Cooking. a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of breadcrumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.

Origin of crisp

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English, from Latin crispus “curled”

Other words for crisp

Other words from crisp

  • crisply, adverb
  • crispness, noun

Words Nearby crisp

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British Dictionary definitions for crisp

crisp

/ (krɪsp) /


adjective
  1. dry and brittle

  2. fresh and firm: crisp lettuce

  1. invigorating or bracing: a crisp breeze

  2. clear; sharp: crisp reasoning

  3. lively or stimulating: crisp conversation

  4. clean and orderly; neat: a crisp appearance

  5. concise and pithy; terse: a crisp reply

  6. wrinkled or curly: crisp hair

verb
  1. to make or become crisp

noun
  1. British a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack

  2. something that is crisp

Origin of crisp

1
Old English, from Latin crispus curled, uneven, wrinkled

Derived forms of crisp

  • crisply, adverb
  • crispness, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with crisp

crisp

see burn to a cinder (crisp).

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