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crunchiest

crunchiest is the superlative form of crunchy.

Meaning of crunchy

Adjective

crunchy (comparative crunchier, superlative crunchiest)

  1. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
    • I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.
    Synonyms:
    crispy
  2. (figuratively, slang) Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.
    • San Francisco was a very crunchy town.
  3. (informal) Of a chord, containing dissonant intervals.
  4. (informal) Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of oversharpening, a low resolution, or aggressively applied lossy image compression.
    • This can result in the image looking very crunchy as pixels are skipped - especially if you choose the "Fit" option in the Magnification popup. Don't panic; your final image won't look that bad[…]2007, Trish Meyer, Chris Meyer, After Effects Apprentice: Real-world Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN
  5. (slang, board games) Of a game, having significant calculation (number-crunching), complex analysis, or strategic optimization for players to think about.

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Questions about crunchiest

What is crunchiest the superlative form of?
Crunchiest is the superlative form of crunchy.

Words near crunchiest in the dictionary

  1. crunches numbers
  2. crunchewy
  3. crunchie
  4. crunchier
  5. crunchies
  6. crunchiest
  7. crunchily
  8. crunchiness
  9. crunching
  10. crunching numbers
  11. crunchingly

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