1 a : dry, hard, and easily broken
▪ the pie's deliciously crisp [=crispy] crust ▪ a crisp cookie ▪ The fish is fried until crisp. [=until its outer layer is brown and crunchy] ▪ crisp bacon
b : pleasantly firm and making a sharp sound when chewed or crushed
▪ fresh, crisp lettuce ▪ crisp celery 2 : clean, smooth, and somewhat stiff
▪ I put on a crisp shirt and tie. ▪ clean, crisp bedsheets ▪ a crisp $100 bill 3 : having details that are easily seen or heard
▪ crisp black-and-white photographs ▪ The stereo's sound is crisp and clear. 4 : pleasantly cool, fresh, and dry
▪ a crisp autumn day ▪ crisp winter air ▪ She chose a crisp white wine for dinner. 5 : moving or speaking quickly and directly
▪ We were impressed by her crisp, businesslike manner. ▪ He issued a series of crisp commands. ▪ He responded with a crisp [=terse] “No. Thank you.” 6 : done in a very confident and skillful way
▪ a crisp tennis serve
▪ the pie's deliciously crisp [=crispy] crust ▪ a crisp cookie ▪ The fish is fried until crisp. [=until its outer layer is brown and crunchy] ▪ crisp bacon
b : pleasantly firm and making a sharp sound when chewed or crushed
▪ fresh, crisp lettuce ▪ crisp celery
▪ I put on a crisp shirt and tie. ▪ clean, crisp bedsheets ▪ a crisp $100 bill
▪ crisp black-and-white photographs ▪ The stereo's sound is crisp and clear.
▪ a crisp autumn day ▪ crisp winter air ▪ She chose a crisp white wine for dinner.
▪ We were impressed by her crisp, businesslike manner. ▪ He issued a series of crisp commands. ▪ He responded with a crisp [=terse] “No. Thank you.”
▪ a crisp tennis serve
— crisp·ly adverb [more crisply; most crisply]
▪ crisply fried fish ▪ a crisply dressed man
▪ crisply fried fish ▪ a crisply dressed man
— crisp·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the crispness of the vegetables
▪ the crispness of the vegetables





