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- [kris-pee]
- /ˈkrɪs pi/
- /ˈkrɪs.pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kris-pee]
- /ˈkrɪs pi/
Definitions of crispy word
- adjective crispy Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. 3
- abbreviation CRISPY crisp 3
- adjective crispy having waves or curls 3
- adjective crispy crisp (sense 1) crisp (sense 2) 3
- adjective crispy (especially of food) brittle; crisp. 1
- adjective crispy curly or wavy. 1
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Origin of crispy
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, crispy is from the Middle English word crispi. See crisp, -y1
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Parts of speech for Crispy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crispy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crispy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crispy
adj crispy
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
adjective crispy
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
Antonyms for crispy
adj crispy
- durable — able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
- sturdy — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- unbreakable — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
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