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crackly

[ krak-lee ]

/ ˈkræk li /

adjective, crack·li·er, crack·li·est.

apt to crackle.

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Origin of crackly

First recorded in 1600–10; crackle + -y¹

Words nearby crackly

cracking, crackjaw, crackle, crackleware, crackling, crackly, cracknel, crackpot, cracksman, crackup, cracky

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Example sentences from the Web for crackly

The best way to enjoy the crabs is to play up their crackly edible shell with a batter coating.
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The dusty mornings were dry and crackly, the sullen summer air clung within the house at night.
Mountain|Clement Wood
He had spent hours gloating over the yellow metal and crackly paper which meant a competence for the rest of his years.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
"Oh, don't get crackly just because you're a Buffalo bill," says the fiver.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry

She calmly opened the crackly sheet of legal looking paper in her lap.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr
The leaves, after their blaze and riot of colour, turned crisp and crackly and brown.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde|Stewart Edward White

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