crisp

crisp
—crisply, adv. —crispness, n.
/krisp/, adj., crisper, crispest, v., n.
adj.
1. (esp. of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
2. (esp. of food) firm and fresh; not soft or wilted: a crisp leaf of lettuce.
3. brisk; sharp; clear; decided: a crisp reply.
4. lively; pithy; sparkling: crisp repartee.
5. clean-cut, neat, and well-pressed; well-groomed.
6. bracing; invigorating: crisp air.
7. crinkled, wrinkled, or rippled, as skin or water.
8. in small, stiff, or firm curls; curly.
v.t., v.i.
9. to make or become crisp.
10. to curl.
n.
11. Chiefly Brit. See potato chip.
12. a dessert of fruit, as apples or apricots, baked with a crunchy mixture, usually of bread crumbs, chopped nutmeats, butter, and brown sugar.
[bef. 900; ME, OE < L crispus curled]
Syn. 6. brisk, fresh, nippy.

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