crispiest

crispiest
crisp ► ADJECTIVE 1) firm, dry, and brittle. 2) (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. 3) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact.
► NOUN (also potato crisp) Brit. ▪ a wafer-thin slice of potato fried until crisp and eaten as a snack.
► VERB 1) give (food) a crisp surface by cooking in an oven or under a grill. 2) archaic curl into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles.
DERIVATIVES crisper noun crisply adverb crispness noun crispy adjective (crispier, crispiest) .
ORIGIN Latin crispus 'curled' .

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