Definition of Crunchy

1. Adjective. likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten ¹

2. Adjective. (slang) having sensibilities of a counter-culture nature lover or hippie; derived from the concept of crunchy granola. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crunchy

1. crisp [adj CRUNCHIER, CRUNCHIEST] - See also: crisp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crunchy

crunch time
crunchable
crunched
cruncher
crunchers
crunches
crunchier
crunchiest
crunchily
crunchiness
crunchinesses
crunching
crunchingly
crunchings
crunchtime
crunchy (current term)
crunk
crunker
crunkest
crunkle
crunkled
crunkles
crunkling
crunodal
crunode
crunodes
cruor
cruores
cruorin
cruors

Literary usage of Crunchy

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

1. Read It Again!: Revisiting Shared Reading by Brenda Parkes (2000)
"The language and structure of crunchy Munchy (Parkes 1997) features a similar kind ... crunchy Munchy, crunchy Munchy. Bright, lively illustrations support ..."

2. Thinking Skills, Grades 1-2by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris (2002)
"It must be crunchy. • It must be smooth. Give your new dessert a name 2. Have individual students each create a dessert. They should list the three ..."

3. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"And the tubers, with their succulence and crunchy texture, could appeal to millions of palates. Possibly the African yambean could do ..."

4. Daily Paragraph Editing: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"You use them to cut into hard crunchy foods that you bite. These teeth are called incisors babies often get these tooth first TUESDAY exclamation points ..."

5. The Cookbook for Men Whose Wives Don't Cook by Christopher Hamilton (2006)
"One is crunchy and the other is chewy. Now, how do you like your home fries? If you like them crunchy all the way through, then preheat your pan to medium ..."

6. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"To make them soft or make them crunchy, simply vary the baking time. ... Bake for 8 minutes to get soft cookies, 15 minutes to get crunchy cookies, ..."

7. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1907)
"Something crunchy and sour. Something soft and agreeable. Something stiff and hard with caramel flavor. Something sweet, pleasant, cool, clear, delicate, ..."

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