Crisp
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English
Adjective
Crisp (comparative Crisper, superlative Crispest)
- (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
- This new television set has a very crisp image.
- Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.
- Curled with a ripple of water.
- Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.
- Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.
- Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.
- (of movement, action, etc.) Quick and accurate.
- 2010 Sam Sheringham Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton
- Stephen Ward's crisp finish from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's pass 11 minutes into the second half proved enough to give Mick McCarthy's men a famous victory.
- (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp.)
- It is better to understand the question clearly, pause for a little thinking and give a crisp answer.
- If we ask an expert about a certain query, this expert will often come up with a crisp answer (“yes” or “no”).
- Lively; sparking; effervescing.
- Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
- Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
Crisp (plural Crisps)- (UK) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.
Synonyms
- (US): potato chip.
Verb
Crisp (third-person singular simple present Crisps, present participle Crisping, simple past and past participle Crisped)
- (transitive) To make crisp.
- (intransitive) To become crisp.
Thesaurus
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Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English crisp (“curly”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“curly”)
Translations
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