Crisp vs. Crispy — What's the Difference?

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle

Firm but easily broken or crumbled; crisp.

(of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating

Having small curls, waves, or ripples.

(of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter-of-fact, without hesitation or unnecessary detail

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

(informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

A dessert of fruit baked with a crunchy topping of brown sugar, butter, and flour

Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks.

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill

Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust.

Curl (something) into short, stiff, wavy folds or crinkles

Tender and brittle;

Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

Pleasingly firm and fresh

Bracing; invigorating

Lively; sprightly

Conspicuously clean or new

Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness

Having small curls, waves, or ripples. Used of hair.

To make or keep crisp.

To become or remain crisp.

Something crisp or easily crumbled

A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping

Chiefly British A potato chip.

(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

(of weather, air etc.) Dry and cold.

(of movement, action etc.) Quick and accurate.

(of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point.

(of wine) having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.

(obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.

(dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.

(obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.

(comptheory) Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.

(British) A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

A baked dessert made with fruit and crumb topping

(food) Anything baked or fried in thin slices and eaten as a snack.

(transitive) To make crisp.

(intransitive) To become crisp.

To cause to curl or wrinkle (of the leaves or petals of plants, for example); to form into ringlets or tight curls (of hair).

To become curled.

To cause to undulate irregularly (of water); to cause to ripple.

To undulate or ripple.

To wrinkle, contort or tense (a part of one's body).

To become contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).

To interweave (of the branches of trees).

To make a sharp or harsh sound.

To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

Curled with the ripple of the water.

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

Lively; sparking; effervescing.

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.

To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp.

To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.

That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; crackling.

A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface;

Make brown and crisp by heating;

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined;

Tender and brittle;

Pleasantly cold and invigorating;

Pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;

In small tight curls

Brief and to the point; effectively cut short;