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crackly

[ krak-lee ]

/ ˈkræk li /

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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, crack of dawn, crack of doom, crack on, crackpot

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Example sentences from the Web for crackly

Her recipe is stuffed with a heap of grated zucchini, the top is generously dusted with sugar, and she leaves the loaf exposed for a day after baking to make it extra crackly.
Six Recipes That Got Us Through Another Week|Eater Staff|March 19, 2021|Eater
Along the way, you’ll get to enjoy all the crispy bits and crackly crusts that a broiler provides.
Don’t Fear the Broiler|Elazar Sontag|February 11, 2021|Eater
The best way to enjoy the crabs is to play up their crackly edible shell with a batter coating.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Have you ever seen one—a crisp, crackly bit of paper, with some printing on it, that could be burnt up any minute?
The Children's Book of London|Geraldine Edith Mitton

Nowhere had the autumn been fuller of color, but a hiss and a snarl had buried it all beneath the crackly white of winter.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
She calmly opened the crackly sheet of legal looking paper in her lap.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr
We stuffed three Yule logs with crackly cones and colored fires.
Fairy Prince and Other Stories|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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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