hard enough to be broken easily

used to describe cooked foods, such as pastry and biscuits, that are well cooked so that they are just dry and hard enough

Crisp fruit or vegetables are fresh and firm:

C2 Crisp paper or cloth is stiff and smooth:

A crisp sound or image is very clear:

A crisp way of speaking, writing, or behaving is quick, confident, and effective:

C2 Crisp weather is cold, dry, and bright:

Crisp air is cold, dry, and fresh:

A2 [ C usually plural ] UK US chip, potato chip a very thin, often round piece of fried potato, sometimes with a flavour added, sold especially in plastic bags:

[ C ] US UK crumble a sweet dish made from fruit covered in a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar rubbed together into small pieces, baked, and eaten hot: