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Crispy vs Chunky - What's the difference?

crispy | chunky |

As adjectives the difference between crispy and chunky

is that crispy is having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender while chunky is having chunks.

As nouns the difference between crispy and chunky

is that crispy is the well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat while chunky is alternative form of lang=en Native American game.

crispy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
    • These biscuits are very crispy .
    Baked rolls should be crispy .

    Derived terms

    * crispiness

    Noun

    (crispies)
  • (informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

    • chunky

    English

    Etymology 1

    chunk + -y

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • having chunks
    • I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
  • (euphemistic, of a person) fat
    • I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.
    Synonyms
    * (overweight) portly, rotund, obese, cankle, husky

    Etymology 2

    See chunkey.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Native American game).
  • * (seeCites)