Definition of: crisp

(krisp) adjective
1. Firm and brittle; also, crumbling readily, as pastry.
2. Terse or pithy; curt.
3. Fresh; bracing.
4. Having curls or waves; crinkled; crisped.
—v.t. & v.i. To make or become crisp. [OE <L crispus curled]
—crisp′er noun
—crisp′ly adverb
—crisp′ness noun
—crisp′y adjective