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View synonyms for crunchy

crunchy

[ kruhn-chee ]

adjective

, crunch·i·er, crunch·i·est.
  1. crisp; brittle.


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Other Words From

  • crunchi·ly adverb
  • crunchi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crunchy1

First recorded in 1890–95; crunch + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Whether sweet or savory, mashed or crunchy, classic or newfangled, versatile potatoes can salvage any day, and we’ll happily celebrate them in all forms.

Once I have freshly made breadcrumbs, I add them to pasta as a final crunchy topping, to salads in place of croutons and to roasted chicken for a pop of texture.

Until you’ve had that bitter, crunchy tangle of brassicaceae nestled within that sweet and salty cabbage pouch, you haven’t lived.

The old standbys—cubed bread and crunchy veggies—are always appropriate.

A celebration of the salty, sweet, crunchy, and sticky treats that make life worth eating

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There is no better thing on a Sunday afternoon than a fruity, molten, crunchy crumble.

The sundae is meant to be a delectable marriage of textures: squishy and crunchy.

Will crunchy parents be running to the pet stores for roach farms?

Poking through this crunchy-sweet vegetable mound is edible ecstasy.

Street sweepers are working extra shifts to remove the crunchy carcasses.

I wondered why it was so crunchy until I discovered that there was a beetle inside all the dehydrated peas in the soup.

Run the kernels through a food chopper or meat grinder to make a Crunchy butter.

And—quite in contrast to the evening of her seventh birthday anniversary—toast there was, deliciously crisp and crunchy!

It was pitch dark, and the stars were shining, and the snow was so nice and crunchy.

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