CRISP


Meaning of CRISP in English

■ adjective

1》 firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing.

↘(of hair) having tight curls.

2》 (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating.

3》 (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact.

■ noun (also potato ~ ) Brit. a wafer-thin slice of potato fried until ~ and eaten as a snack.

■ verb

1》 give (food) a ~ surface by placing it in an oven or grill.

2》 archaic curl into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles.

Phrases

burn to a ~ burn so as to leave only a charred remnant.

Derivatives

~iness noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).

Origin

OE: from L. ~us 'curled'.

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