crispy

From Middle English crispy; equivalent to crisp +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪs.pi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪspi

crispy (comparative crispier, superlative crispiest)

1. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

   These biscuits are very crispy.

   Baked rolls should be crispy.

   • 1671, Tho[mas] Jordan, London’s Resurrection to Joy and Triumph, Expressed in Sundry Shews, Shapes, Scenes, Speeches, and Songs in Parts; […], London: […] Henry Brome […], page 3:

     […] on his Head a long and criſpy hair, […]

The word crispy relates to prepared food. The word crisp may be applied to other referents, including non-prepared foods such as lettuce and other objects such as paper, with essentially the same meaning.

• crispily
• crispiness
• crispy critter
• crispy seaweed
• crispy water

crispy (plural crispies)

1. (informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

• cypris