crispier; crispiest
1
: appealingly crunchy : crisp sense 1b
crispy bacon
2
: crisp sense 3
crispy hair
crispiness
noun
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Examples of crispy in a Sentence
Fry the potatoes until they are brown and crispy.
the crispy potato chips snapped satisfyingly in my mouth
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Bites include snacks like crispy chickpeas with shawarma spice, Siberian caviar with tarragon egg salad, and a foie gras torchon with fennel and lemon jam.
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
The dish to order: An impossibly crispy pork schnitzel, topped with golden beets and smoked roe.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2024
The cheese melted nicely and the crust was crispy and puffed up with some good char marks.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The crispy wafer cookies wrapped in pink lemonade cream have a hint of strawberry in the recipe and come in a dusty pink hue.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
The dish to order: An impossibly crispy pork schnitzel, topped with golden beets and smoked roe.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2024
The cheese melted nicely and the crust was crispy and puffed up with some good char marks.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
The crispy wafer cookies wrapped in pink lemonade cream have a hint of strawberry in the recipe and come in a dusty pink hue.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 May 2024
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“Crispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crispy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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