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- [krisp]
- /krɪsp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krisp]
- /krɪsp/
Definitions of crisped word
- adjective crisped (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast. 1
- adjective crisped (especially of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce. 1
- adjective crisped brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply. 1
- adjective crisped lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee. 1
- adjective crisped clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed. 1
- adjective crisped bracing; invigorating: crisp air. 1
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Origin of crisped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin crispus curled
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crisped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crisped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
crisped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crisped
adj crisped
- stewed — cooked by simmering or slow boiling, as food.
- ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- baked — to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- boiled — that has been brought to boiling point
- brewed — to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
verb crisped
- screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- undulate — to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
Antonyms for crisped
adj crisped
- incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
- unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
- perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
- vetoed — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- undone — brought to destruction or ruin.
verb crisped
- straighten — make straight
- flatten — to make flat.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- untwist — to untangle
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
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