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crumpy

/ˈkɹʌmpi/

crumpy adjective: brittle; crisp.

Adjective

crumpy (comparative more crumpy, superlative most crumpy)

  1. (UK, dialectal) brittle; crisp
    • I had hardly swallowed my broiled chicken , and three fourths of a sweet fresh trout that was set before me ; and was just nibbling at a bit of crumpy oaten cake to give a goût to my cheese and my dram of brandy1833, Andrew Picken, “The Priors of Lawford”, in Traditionary Stories of Old Families

Forms of crumpy

comparativemore crumpy
superlativemost crumpy

Origin of crumpy

From crump + -y.

Words formed from crumpy

Words that rhyme with crumpy

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about crumpy

What does crumpy mean?
Crumpy means brittle; crisp.
What part of speech is crumpy?
Crumpy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce crumpy?
Crumpy is pronounced /ˈkɹʌmpi/.

Words near crumpy in the dictionary

  1. crumply
  2. crumps
  3. Crumpsall
  4. Crumpton
  5. Crumptons
  6. crumpy
  7. Crumrine
  8. Crumrines
  9. crums
  10. crums up
  11. crunch

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