adjective

crunchy

KRUHNT-shee

adjective

Making a crunching sound when bitten or crushed; crisp.

"She prefers crunchy peanut butter over the smooth kind."

"The salad had crunchy croutons on top."

Informal: having a health-conscious, natural, or hippie lifestyle.

"Their crunchy neighbours grow all their own vegetables and never use plastic."

How to Use Crunchy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMainly describes food with a satisfying crisp texture; informally it can also describe someone with an earthy, granola lifestyle.

Common pairings

crunchy texture crunchy snack crunchy granola

crunchier comparative, crunchies plural, crunchiest superlative

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She prefers _____ peanut butter over the smooth kind.

punchy bunchy raunchy