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crackly

[ krak-lee ]

adjective

, crack·li·er, crack·li·est.
  1. apt to crackle.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crackly1

First recorded in 1600–10; crackle + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Chef Alfredo Solis knows this sensation well, which is why he worked with La Flor de Puebla Bakery to create a bread that has a crackly exterior and a fine, streamlined crumb.

Her recipe is stuffed with a heap of grated zucchini, the top is generously dusted with sugar, and she leaves the loaf exposed for a day after baking to make it extra crackly.

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Along the way, you’ll get to enjoy all the crispy bits and crackly crusts that a broiler provides.

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The best way to enjoy the crabs is to play up their crackly edible shell with a batter coating.

Have you ever seen one—a crisp, crackly bit of paper, with some printing on it, that could be burnt up any minute?

Nowhere had the autumn been fuller of color, but a hiss and a snarl had buried it all beneath the crackly white of winter.

She calmly opened the crackly sheet of legal looking paper in her lap.

We stuffed three Yule logs with crackly cones and colored fires.

The leaves, after their blaze and riot of colour, turned crisp and crackly and brown.

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