Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

    These biscuits are very crispy.

    Baked rolls should be crispy.

    knusprig

    хрусткийxrustkyj

    tender and brittle

  2. (slang)Denoting something is impressive or desirable; cool, awesome; fresh.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. This restaurant is known for its crispy roasted chicken.

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  2. I love crispy bacon for breakfast.

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  3. Matthew's mom likes to make rice crispy treats with marshmallows.

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  4. I need to learn the trick of making roast chicken with extra crispy skin.

    deIch muss die Methode lernen, wie man Brathähnchen mit besonders knuspriger Haut hinbekommt.

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  5. Crispy empanadas make a perfect appetizer.

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Translations

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

crispier, crispiest
Comparativecrispier Lesson
Superlativecrispiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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