adj
crispy
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adj
1
Firm and brittle in a pleasing way, especially when describing cooked food.
"The bacon was cooked until it was perfectly crispy."
"He loves crispy fried chicken skin."
How to Use Crispy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCooked so it's firm and crunchy rather than soft.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
crispy bacon
crispy skin
crispy fried
Word Forms
crispier comparative, crispies plural, crispiest superlative
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Etymology
From crisp + -y, originally meaning "curly" in Middle English before shifting toward its modern food-related sense.