from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective Firm but easily broken or crumbled; crisp.
adjective Having small curls, waves, or ripples.
from The Century Dictionary.
Curled; formed into curls or little waves.
Brittle; crisp.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp.
adjective Crisp; brittle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective having a crisptexture; brittle yet tender.
noun informal The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roastedmeat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective tender and brittle
Etymologies
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crisp + -y
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Examples
And yes, the male, though curled up now, had probably been a six-footer in life, according to the arson investigator, who ought to have known, having seen quite a few of what he referred to as the crispy critters.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
bilby commented on the word crispy
I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun,
I breathe fire as hot as the sun.
When a knight comes to fight
I just toast him on sight,
Like a hot crispy cinnamon bun.
- Shel Silverstein, 'The Dragon of Grindly Grun'.
September 7, 2009
reesetee commented on the word crispy
:-)
September 8, 2009