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
Hill recommends brushing or spraying lightly with oil before adding crispy dumplings to your air fryer without thawing them.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Veggie lovers will appreciate the delicious takes of crispy parmesan brussels sprouts.
—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
Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Veggie lovers will appreciate the delicious takes of crispy parmesan brussels sprouts.
—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
Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crispy
Adjective
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In the summertime, higher temperatures and exposure to the elements can leave hair dry, brittle, and prone to breakage.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Adding to Taiwan’s energy insecurity is the fact that its power grid, while cost-effective, is also brittle.—
Jim Ellis,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Even the green salad shines, thanks to crisp watermelon radish.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Athletic Brewing's Upside Dawn is crisp, golden and flavorful enough to hold its own next to full-strength beers.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Touchbacks: Touchbacks for kickoffs have been moved from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line, incentivizing the kicking team to keep the ball in play or have to deal with their opponents being a short trip away from reaching field goal range.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Choose from a slew of sizes and lengths, including short, regular, and tall.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Crispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crispy. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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