crisp
adjective (HARD) /krɪsp/ mainly approvingDefinition
› hard enough to be broken easilyHard and firm › describes cooked foods, such as pastry and biscuits, that are well cooked so that they are just dry and hard enoughHard and firmVarious qualities of food › describes fruit or vegetables that are fresh and firm: a crisp appleHard and firm C2 describes paper or cloth that is stiff and smooth: a crisp new £5 note/a crisp white tableclothHard and firm crisply /-li/ adverb Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive crispness /-nəs/ noun [U] Not saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviourNot being friendlyDigressing and being indirect or evasive
(Definition of crisp adjective (HARD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom
- cast-iron adjective
- crispy adjective
- crunchy adjective
- crusty adjective (HARD LAYER)
- firmness noun (STRENGTH/TIGHTNESS)
- fossilized adjective
- hard adjective (SOLID)
- harden verb (SOLID)
- horny adjective (HARD)
- petrified adjective (LIKE STONE)
- rigid adjective
- solid adjective (HARD)
- solidly adverb (HARD)
- stiff adjective (FIRM)
- stiffly adverb (FIRM)
- stiffness noun (FIRM)
- temper verb (METAL)
- unyielding adjective (NOT BENDING)
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Hard and firm
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