crisp
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- crunchy, brittle, crispy, crumbly, firm, fresh
- clean, neat, smart, spruce, tidy, trim, well-groomed, well-pressed
- bracing, brisk, fresh, invigorating, refreshing

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Contrasted words: flabby, flaccid, limp
Related Words: piquing, provoking, stimulating

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English Thesaurus: cold, cool, freezing (cold), shivery, chilly, ...

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Crisp, Quen‧tin /ˈkwentən, ˈkwentɪn/
(1908–99) a writer and critic who was born in the UK but went to live in the US. He is known especially for writing The Naked Civil Servant (1968) and for being homosexual, and for his clever and amusing opinions and strange clothes.

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I. crisp¹ /krɪsp/ noun [countable] British English
a very thin flat round piece of potato that is cooked in oil and eaten cold ⇒ chip Synonym : potato chip American English:
a packet of crisps

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II. crisp² adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: crisp 'curly' (10-20 centuries), from Latin crispus]

1. HARD something that is crisp is hard, and makes a pleasant sound when you break it or crush it:
She kicked at the crisp leaves at her feet.
He stepped carefully through the crisp deep snow.

2. FOOD food that is crisp is pleasantly hard or firm when you bite it Synonym : crispy Antonym : soggy:
a crisp green salad
a crisp juicy apple
Cook the pastry until it is crisp and golden.
The meat should be nice and crisp on the outside.

3. PAPER/CLOTH paper or cloth that is crisp is fresh, clean, and new Synonym : fresh:
a crisp new five-dollar bill
crisp cotton sheets

4. WEATHER weather that is crisp is cold and dry Antonym : humid:
The air was fresh and crisp.
a crisp clear autumn day
The weather remained crisp and dry.

5. PEOPLE if someone behaves or speaks in a crisp way, they are confident, polite, and firm, but not very friendly:
Her tone was crisp and businesslike.

6. PICTURE/SOUND a picture or sound that is crisp is clear Synonym : sharp:
an old recording that still sounds remarkably crisp
—crisply adverb:
‘Take a seat,’ she said crisply.
—crispness noun [uncountable]

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III. crisp³ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to become crisp or make something become crisp by cooking or heating it:
Cook the chicken until the skin is nicely crisped.

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crisp
noun (usually crisps)
ADJ. potato | plain | cheese and onion, ready salted, salt and vinegar, etc.
QUANT. bag, packet a packet of smoky bacon crisps
VERB + CRISP eat
CRISP + NOUN bag, packet
 ⇒ Special page at FOOD

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cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
I’m cold – can I borrow a sweater?
cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable:
The air-conditioning keeps everyone cool.
freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable:
You look absolutely freezing!
shivery cold and unable to stop shivering, especially because you are ill:
I felt shivery and had a headache.
chilly a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable:
a chilly autumn day
It’s a bit chilly.
bitterly cold very cold and very uncomfortable:
It can be bitterly cold in the mountains.
icy (cold) very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero:
The wind was icy cold.
crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant:
I love these crisp autumn mornings.
frosty in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder:
It was a bright frosty morning.
arctic extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice:
He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions.
arctic weather
draughty British English, drafty American English /ˈdrɑːfti $ ˈdræfti/ with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable:
Old houses can be very draughty.
chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold:
a bottle of chilled champagne
frozen kept at a temperature which is below zero:
frozen peas
have (got) a cold
She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold.
be getting a cold (=be starting to have a cold)
I think I might be getting a cold.
catch a cold (=start to have one)
I caught a cold and had to miss the match.
come down with a cold (also go down with a cold British English) informal (=catch one)
A lot of people go down with colds at this time of year.
be suffering from a cold formal (=have one)
He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.
suffer from colds formal (=have colds)
Some people suffer from more colds than others.
a bad cold
If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed.
a nasty cold (also a heavy cold British English) (=a bad one)
He sounded as if he had a heavy cold.
a streaming cold British English (=in which a lot of liquid comes from your nose)
You shouldn’t go to work if you’ve got a streaming cold.
a slight cold
It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow.
a chest cold (=affecting your chest)
He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold.
a head cold (=affecting your nose and head)
A bad head cold can sometimes feel like flu.
the common cold formal
There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold.

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cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable:
It gets very cold here in the winter.
cool a little cold, often in a way that feels comfortable:
It’s very hot in the day, but cooler at night.
a nice cool breeze
chilly a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable:
a chilly autumn day
It’s a bit chilly.
freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable:
It’s freezing outside.
bitterly cold very cold and very uncomfortable:
It can be bitterly cold in the mountains.
icy (cold) very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero:
The wind was icy cold.
crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant:
I love these crisp autumn mornings.
frosty in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder:
It was a bright frosty morning.
arctic extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice:
He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions.
arctic weather

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crisp
krɪsp
See: burn to a crisp

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