crisp
adjective
[ krɪsp ]
• (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.
• "crisp bacon"
Similar:
crunchy,
crispy,
brittle,
crumbly,
breakable,
shatterable,
friable,
frangible,
rigid,
hard,
well cooked,
well done,
• (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating.
• "a crisp autumn day"
Similar:
brisk,
bracing,
fresh,
refreshing,
invigorating,
stimulating,
energizing,
exhilarating,
rousing,
fortifying,
tonic,
keen,
raw,
biting,
cool,
cold,
chilly,
pick-me-up,
nippy,
parky,
chill,
• (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail.
• "her answer was crisp"
Similar:
terse,
succinct,
concise,
brief,
short,
short and sweet,
tight,
taut,
incisive,
pithy,
epigrammatic,
aphoristic,
elliptical,
laconic,
sparing,
precise,
clear,
clear-cut,
explicit,
unambiguous,
straightforward,
snappy,
lapidary,
compendious,
synoptic,
gnomic,
brusque,
brisk,
vigorous,
decisive,
businesslike,
no-nonsense,
curt,
blunt,
sharp,
snappish,
abrupt,
to the point,
frank,
plain-spoken,
bald,
brutal,
indelicate,
unceremonious,
cavalier,
offhand,
gruff,
rough,
harsh,
caustic,
abrasive,
pulling no punches,
not mincing one's words,
not beating about the bush,
calling a spade a spade,
speaking one's mind,
upfront,
straight from the shoulder,
crisp
noun
• a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.
• "cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps"
• a dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour.
• "rhubarb crisp"
crisp
verb
• give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.
• "crisp the pitta in the oven"
• curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles.
• "there is a cooling breeze which crisps the broad clear river"
Origin:
Old English (referring to hair in the sense ‘curly’): from Latin crispus ‘curled’. Other senses may result from symbolic interpretation of the sound of the word.
potato chip
noun
• a wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack; a crisp.
