Crispy Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：crispy (Crispy)

Crispy 🔊

/ˈkrɪspi/

adj.

Describing something, especially food, that is dry and breaks easily with a sharp sound when you bite or touch it.

crispy 🔊

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/ˈkrɪspi/

adj.

Having a dry, brittle texture that breaks easily with a sharp sound when bitten or touched; typically used for food like chips, fried chicken, or toast.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Derived from 'crisp' (Latin 'crispus' meaning curly) + '-y' (adjective suffix).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine biting a crispy potato chip that goes 'CRISP!' - the sound matches the spelling.

📖 Example

The crispy toast with butter is my favorite part of breakfast. 🔊 The crispy toast with butter is my favorite part of breakfast.

🔗 Collocations

crispy fried chicken – Chicken that has been fried to a crisp outer layer.

crispy bacon – Bacon that has been cooked until it is dry and easily broken.

crispy texture – The quality of being crisp and crunchy when eaten.

🔄 Synonyms

crunchy (adj.) – Firm and making a sharp sound when chewed, similar to crispy.

brittle (adj.) – Hard but easily broken, describing texture.

crisp (adj.) – Firm, dry, and breakable, especially food.

🚫 Antonyms

soggy (adj.) – Wet and soft, opposite of crispy.

soft (adj.) – Not hard or firm, lacking crispness.

chewy (adj.) – Requiring more chewing, not brittle.

🌱 Derivatives

crisp (adj./n.) – Firm, dry, and easily broken (adjective); a thin slice of fried potato (noun).

crispness (n.) – The quality of being crisp.

crisply (adv.) – In a crisp manner.

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'crispy' evolved from Latin 'crispus' (curly), applied to food texture due to the similar crackling sound. Commonly used in advertising for fried chicken and chips.