crisply

crisp  (krsp)

adj. crisp·er, crisp·est

1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.

2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.

3.

a. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.

b. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.

4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.

5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply. See Synonyms at incisive.

6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples.

v. crisped, crisp·ing, crisps

v.tr.

To make or keep crisp.

v.intr.

To become or remain crisp.

n.

1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.

2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.

3. Chiefly British A potato chip.

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[Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crisply adv.

crispness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

crisply - in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined" sharply

Translations

crisply [ˈkrɪsplɪ] ADV [pressed, ironed] → cuidadosamente; [say, reply] → secamente; [speak, write] → de manera concisa, de manera sucinta
crisply fried onion rings → crujientes aros de cebolla fritos

crisply [ˈkrɪspli] adv

crisply fried bacon → du bacon croustillant

crisply ironed → parfaitement repassé(e)

[say, reply] → d'un ton vif

crisply

adv → knackig; baked, fried → knusprig; starched → steif; dressed → adrett, frisch; write, speak → knapp; the snow crunched crisply under his feet → der Schnee knirschte unter seinen Füßen; the notes rang out crisply → die Töne kamen klar

crisply [ˈkrɪsplɪ] adv (speak) → con tono secco; (write) → in modo vivace