Definition of Crumpy

1. a. Brittle; crisp.

Definition of Crumpy

1. Adjective. brittle; crisp ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crumpy

1. crisp [adj CRUMPIER, CRUMPIEST] - See also: crisp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumpy

crumpier
crumpiest
crumpiness
crumping
crumple
crumple zone
crumpled
crumpledness
crumpler
crumples
crumplier
crumpliest
crumpling
crumply
crumps
crumpy (current term)
crunch
crunch-time
crunch numbers
crunch time
crunchable
crunched
cruncher
crunchers
crunches
crunchier
crunchiest
crunchily
crunchiness
crunchinesses

Literary usage of Crumpy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"Rodney made a sign to crumpy (who had been shaking him by both hands, ... Old crumpy was a most crafty old fellow—which was one reason why I liked him, ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"... to sit or lie with the limbs drawn together. Also, to lie in a close group. crumpy ... (2) a small, irregularly-shaped apple. crumpy ..."

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