crisp
adjective/krɪsp/
/krɪsp/
(comparative crisper, superlative crispest)
- (approving) (of food) (also crispy)pleasantly hard and dry
- Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.
- When fried, the bacon rind becomes crisp and brown.
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- (also crispy)(approving) (of fruit and vegetables) fairly hard and fresh
- a crisp apple/lettuce
- (approving) (of paper or cloth) fresh and clean; new and slightly stiff without any folds in it
- a crisp new $5 bill
- a crisp white shirt
- The sheets looked clean and crisp.
- (approving) (of the air or the weather) pleasantly dry and cold
- It was a crisp winter morning.
- The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- The air was crisp and fresh.
- She stepped out into the crisp night air.
- (approving) (of snow, leaves, etc.) hard or dry and making a pleasant noise under pressure
- deep, crisp snow
- (approving) (of sounds, images, etc.) pleasantly clear and sharp
- The recording sounds very crisp, considering its age.
- (sometimes disapproving) (of a person’s way of speaking) quick and confident in a way that suggests that the person is busy or is not being friendly
- Her answer was crisp, and she gave no details.
Word OriginOld English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.
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