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   crisp

   /krɪsp/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle: "crisp bacon" Similar crunchycrispybrittlecrumblybreakableshatterablefriablefrangiblerigidhardwell cookedwell doneOpposite soft
   • ▪ (of a fruit or vegetable) firm and juicy: "a crisp lettuce" Similar firmfreshunwiltedunwitheredOpposite limp
   • ▪ (of paper or cloth) stiff and uncreased: "£65 in crisp new notes"
   • ▪ (of hair) having tight curls.
   • 2. (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating: "a crisp autumn day" Similar briskbracingfreshrefreshinginvigoratingstimulatingenergizingexhilaratingrousingfortifyingtonickeenrawbitingcoolcoldchillyinformal:pick-me-upnippyparkyliterary:chillOpposite sultry
   • 3. (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail: "her answer was crisp" Similar tersesuccinctconcisebriefshortshort and sweettighttautincisivepithyepigrammaticaphoristicellipticallaconicsparingpreciseclearclear-cutexplicitunambiguousstraightforwardinformal:snappyrare:lapidarycompendioussynopticgnomicbrusquebriskvigorousdecisivebusinesslikeno-nonsensecurtbluntshortsharpsnappysnappishabruptto the pointfrankplain-spokenbaldbrutalindelicateunceremoniouscavalieroffhandgruffroughharshcausticabrasivepulling no punchesnot mincing one's wordsnot beating about the bushcalling a spade a spadespeaking one's mindinformal:upfrontstraight from the shoulderOpposite ramblingambiguous

   noun

   • 1. a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack. British "cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps"
   • 2. a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour: "rhubarb crisp"

   verb

   • 1. give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill: "crisp the pitta in the oven"
   • ▪ (of food) develop a crisp surface in an oven or under a grill: "open the foil so that the bread browns and crisps"
   • 2. curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles: archaic "there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river"

   Word Origin Old 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crispness noun

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