Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Firm but easily broken or crumbled; crisp.
- adjective Having small curls, waves, or ripples.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Curled; formed into curls or little waves.
- Brittle; crisp.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp.
- adjective Crisp; brittle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a
crisp texture ;brittle yettender . - noun informal The well-baked
fat on thesurface of a piece ofroasted meat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tender and brittle
Etymologies
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Examples
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And yes, the male, though curled up now, had probably been a six-footer in life, according to the arson investigator, who ought to have known, having seen quite a few of what he referred to as the crispy critters.
Fear Itself Jonathan Nasaw 2003
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Soft, slightly chewy, crispy from the rice krispies and sweet.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Soft, slightly chewy, crispy from the rice krispies and sweet.
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Just a note, battered foods are never quite the same reheated, but the best method I've found to keep them crispy is to reheat them on a rack in a moderate oven, no hotter than 350 F.
Two Shrimp Dishes 2009
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Really nice seasoning and caramelization on the roasted vegetables on a thin crispy crust.
bilby commented on the word crispy
I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun,
I breathe fire as hot as the sun.
When a knight comes to fight
I just toast him on sight,
Like a hot crispy cinnamon bun.
- Shel Silverstein, 'The Dragon of Grindly Grun'.
September 7, 2009
reesetee commented on the word crispy
:-)
September 8, 2009