Adjective

(er)

(of something seen or heard) Sharp, clearly defined.

* This new television set has a very crisp image.

(dated) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets.

crisp hair

(obsolete) Curled by the ripple of water.

* Shakespeare

You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks Leave your crisp channels.

Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.

The crisp snow crunched underfoot.

* Goldsmith

The cakes at tea ate short and crisp .

Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in a fresh, unwilted condition.

* Leigh Hunt

It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety years.

Of weather, air etc.: dry and cold.

Quick and accurate.

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Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp .)

* It is better to understand the question clearly, pause for a little thinking and give a crisp answer.

* If we ask an expert about a certain query, this expert will often come up with a crisp answer (“yes” or “no”).

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(obsolete) Lively; sparking; effervescing.

* Beaumont and Fletcher

your neat crisp claret

Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.

* Charles Dickens

the snug, small room, and the crisp fire

Of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity; having less acidity than green wine, but more than a flabby one.