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crisp adjective ( HARD )
/krɪsp/ adj mainly approving Definition
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hard enough to be broken easily•
describes cooked foods, such as pastry and biscuits, that are well cooked so that they are just dry and hard enough•
describes fruit or vegetables that are fresh and firma crisp apple
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describes paper or cloth that is stiff and smootha crisp new £5 note/a crisp white tablecloth
crisply adverb
/ˈkrɪs.pli/ adv crispness noun
/ˈkrɪsp.nəs/ n [U] (Definition of crisp adjective (HARD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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