as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
the crispy potato chips snapped satisfyingly in my mouth
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Recent Examples of crispy
Sides include fluffy Yorkshire puddings, crispy beef dripping potatoes, sweet glazed heritage carrots, Brussel sprouts, creamy cauliflower cheese and lashings of rich gravy.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Hill recommends brushing or spraying lightly with oil before adding crispy dumplings to your air fryer without thawing them.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Using an air fryer gives the brussels a crispier taste.
—Christopher Murray
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Brisket burnt ends mac and cheese, topped with roasted garlic sriracha BBQ smoked brisket burnt ends and crispy onions.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Hill recommends brushing or spraying lightly with oil before adding crispy dumplings to your air fryer without thawing them.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Using an air fryer gives the brussels a crispier taste.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Brisket burnt ends mac and cheese, topped with roasted garlic sriracha BBQ smoked brisket burnt ends and crispy onions.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crispy
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Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The risk is that the model overreaches, stripping out human oversight in ways that leave the system brittle.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Not now, at least, even after Muchová had delivered her one wild test on a crisp, clear night in front of yet another capacity crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium, just as Osaka likes it.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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From his head-banging guitar solo to his crisp, impressively precise vocals, Thomas delivered male R&B showmanship reminiscent of Maxwell or D’Angelo.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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On its opening day, multiple patients from UHI made the short walk across Fisherman Street to the big blue bus to wait for their names to be called.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Crispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crispy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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