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What is the adjective for crispy?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb crisp which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

crisp
  1. (of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.
  2. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
  3. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.
  4. (of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.
  5. (of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.
  6. (of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.
  7. (of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.
  8. (obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.
  9. (dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.
  10. (obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.
  11. (computing theory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. crispy, crumbly, brittle, crunchy, friable, flakey, flaky, breakable, brickle, embrittled, frangible, shatterable, crusty, dry, short, fragile, frail, weak, hard, delicate, powdery, crumbling, pulverulent, brashy, shivery, soft, pulverizable, splintery, vitreous, granular, shortcrust, crackling, deteriorating, deteriorated, dusty, chalky, fatty, well-done, well-baked, levigated, flimsy, well done, insubstantial, easily crumbled, fracturable, destructible, rigid, shattery, inelastic, easily broken … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “The chunks of fish, protected by their crisp coating of ham, were succulent and tender.”
      “They said their blessings and feasted on a lovely meal of roasted hen, crisp vegetables, and the warm bread that Emy had baked herself.”
      “The spring and autumn bring cool, crisp temperatures as well as remarkable changes in foliage.”
crispy
  1. Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crumbly, brittle, crisp, friable, embrittled, flakey, short, flaky, brickle, crunchy, crusty, hard, breakable, fragile, frangible, weak, delicate, shatterable, frail, crumbling, powdery, pulverulent, brashy, dry, shivery, soft, pulverizable, splintery, vitreous, shortcrust, crackling, deteriorating, deteriorated, dusty, chalky, levigated, granular, fatty, easily crumbled, well-done, well-baked, well done, flimsy, insubstantial, fracturable, destructible, shattery, easily broken, easily damaged, rigid … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Still, the service was worth braving for the terrific, crispy cantucci, biscotti, and amaretti, richly-scented with aromatic bitter almonds.”
crispier
  1. comparative form of crispy: more crispy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crumblier, brittler, crisper, flakier, shorter, crunchier, crustier, harder, more friable, more breakable, fragiler, more frangible, weaker, more delicate, frailer, more powdery, more pulverulent, more brashy, drier, shiverier, softer, more splintery, more vitreous, more deteriorating, dustier, chalkier, fattier, more granular, flimsier, more insubstantial, more destructible, more shattery, rigider, more inelastic, more decrepit, more ramshackle, more derelict, more dilapidated, more vulnerable, ricketier, rottener, feebler, more smashable, more unsound, finer, more unstable, more destroyable, daintier, more eggshell, tenderer … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The tagliatelle had been sitting under a hot lamp for so long that it looked like a mound of bleached bootlaces, only crispier.”
      “Now the country's most popular potato chip is even crispier and more irresistible than ever before.”
      “Clear-battered fries are ideal for take-out, drive-thru, delivery and buffet establishments because they stay crispier, longer.”
crispiest
  1. superlative form of crispy: most crispy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crumbliest, brittlest, crispest, flakiest, shortest, crunchiest, crustiest, hardest, most friable, most breakable, fragilest, most frangible, weakest, most delicate, frailest, most powdery, most pulverulent, most brashy, driest, shiveriest, softest, most splintery, most vitreous, most deteriorating, dustiest, chalkiest, fattiest, most granular, flimsiest, most insubstantial, most destructible, most shattery, rigidest, most inelastic, most decrepit, most ramshackle, most derelict, most dilapidated, most vulnerable, ricketiest, rottenest, feeblest, most smashable, most unsound, finest, most unstable, most destroyable, daintiest, most eggshell, tenderest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It brings a rosy flush to all who drink it — good cheer in a cup, accompanied, ideally, by the thinnest, crispiest, spiciest gingersnaps.”
      “On January 14, 1700, he enters the pantry of Louis XIV, with the mission of creating the whitest and crispiest bread possible.”
      “They came in a basket, wrapped in a piece of cloth, still warm, made of the lightest dough, with the crispiest exterior coated in the best cinnamon sugar ever.”
crispest
  1. superlative form of crisp: most crisp
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crispiest, crumbliest, brittlest, crunchiest, flakiest, crustiest, driest, most friable, most breakable, most frangible, shortest, fragilest, frailest, hardest, weakest, most delicate, most powdery, most pulverulent, most brashy, shiveriest, softest, most splintery, most vitreous, most granular, most deteriorating, dustiest, flimsiest, chalkiest, most insubstantial, fattiest, most destructible, most shattery, rigidest, most inelastic, most decrepit, most ramshackle, most derelict, most dilapidated, most vulnerable, ricketiest, rottenest, feeblest, most smashable, most unsound, finest, most unstable, most destroyable, daintiest, most eggshell, tenderest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Cook diced potatoes, garlic and rosemary in a few spoonfuls of the reserved goose fat for the crispest, crunchiest potatoes ever.”
      “Fino and Manzanilla age beneath healthy layers flor and are therefore the crispest and brightest.”
      “The stories are among the crispest, most evocative case histories I have seen.”
crisped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of crisp
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grilled, seared, roasted, cooked, barbecued, baked, book, baken, broiled, toasted, fried, singed, browned, burned, burnt, heated, het, simmered, charbroiled, rotisseried, chargrilled, flamed, barbequed, BBQed, griddled, panfried, charcoaled, crisped up, charcoal-broiled, cooked over an open pit, cooked up, whipped up, charred, scorched, sealed, blackened, discoloured, branded, blistered, decrepitated, torrefied, boiled, blasted, discolored, frizzled, cauterised, cauterized, sizzled, pan-fried, cooked outdoors … more
crisping
  1. present participle of crisp
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grilling, searing, roasting, cooking, barbecuing, baking, broiling, toasting, frying, singeing, browning, burning, heating, simmering, charbroiling, rotisserieing, chargrilling, flaming, barbequing, BBQing, griddling, panfrying, charcoaling, crisping up, charcoal-broiling, cooking over an open pit, cooking up, whipping up, charring, scorching, sealing, cooking outdoors, cauterizing, cauterising, sizzling, decrepitating, blackening, discolouring, frizzling, branding, pan-frying, blistering, torrefying, blasting, boiling, discoloring, fricasseeing, microwaving, parching, scalding … more
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