crunchy

American  

[kruhn-chee] / ˈkrʌn tʃi /

adjective

crunchier, crunchiest

1. crisp; brittle.

2. Slang. crunchy-granola.

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Other Word Forms

• crunchily adverb
• crunchiness noun

Etymology

Origin of crunchy

First recorded in 1890–95; crunch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The sharp edges of the world softened under the crystal white, crunchy white, at times blinding white, and at other times muted white of the long, long months of winter.

From Literature

The trick to turning one deli run into multiple dinners is simple and nearly foolproof: one creamy, one crunchy, one briny or fresh.

From Salon

You don’t have to do much other than replace your normal Hellmann’s mayo and Dijon mustard with a bottle of Ayoh and all of a sudden you have a crunchy dill pickle-flavored turkey sandwich.

From The Wall Street Journal

I head back for Aunt Melissa’s house, dragging my feet through the crunchy grass.

From Literature

And so, slowly, then all at once, I gave myself over to the wisdom of “2.0 pet parents”—the crunchy dog moms of a movement to make animals healthy again.

From The Wall Street Journal