Crisp Definition

krĭsp
crisped, crispest, crisps, crisper
adjective
crispest, crisper
Stiff and brittle; easily broken, snapped, or crumbled.
Crisp bacon, cookies, etc.
Webster's New World
Fresh and firm.
Crisp celery.
Webster's New World
Fresh and tidy.
A crisp uniform.
Webster's New World
Sharp and clear.
A crisp analysis.
Webster's New World
Fresh and invigorating; bracing.
Crisp air.
Webster's New World
verb
crisped, crisps
To make or keep crisp.
American Heritage
To make or become crisp.
Webster's New World

(dated) To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

Wiktionary

(intransitive, archaic) To undulate or ripple.

Wiktionary
(archaic) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
crisps
Something crisp.
Webster's New World
A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping.
Apple crisp.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Crisp

Noun

Singular:
crisp
Plural:
crisps

Adjective

Base Form:
crisp
Comparative:
crisper
Superlative:
crispest

Origin of Crisp

  • Middle English curly from Old English from Latin crispus sker-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English crisp (“curly”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“curly”)

    From Wiktionary

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