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crispy

/ˈkɹɪs.pi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crispy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Tender and brittle.
    crisp potato chips

Origin

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

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