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Definition of Crackly
1. brittle [adj -LIER, -LIEST] - See also: brittle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crackly
Literary usage of Crackly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Savage Childhood: A Study of Kafir Children by Dudley Kidd (1906)
"... crackly noise. So off it flew, saying, " No, no, my friend ; your spears will
have to stay there." Then the man met a crab, which said, " What are you ..."
2. Clothing: Choice, Care, Cost by Mary Schenck Woolman (1920)
"In the hand a linen should not be stiff and crackly, but smooth, leathery, ...
If it is crackly and crushes readily, it is either over-dressed poor linen or ..."
3. Business English by Edwin Herbert Lewis (1911)
"Here is a particularly good description: If you want a clean, crackly, strong,
... But note those words clean, crackly, strong, fine. Those aren't general; ..."
4. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1867)
"It is very thin and strong, and wears a great while, but is so stiff and crackly
as to be quite unfit for ordinary purposes. Our 'stuff' is composed of one ..."
5. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"Sandpaper is all right in its place, but the up-to- date librarian does not want
his adhesive repair paper to be as rough or as crackly as the sandpapery ..."
6. Savage Childhood: A Study of Kafir Children by Dudley Kidd (1906)
"... crackly noise. So off it flew, saying, " No, no, my friend ; your spears will
have to stay there." Then the man met a crab, which said, " What are you ..."
7. Clothing: Choice, Care, Cost by Mary Schenck Woolman (1920)
"In the hand a linen should not be stiff and crackly, but smooth, leathery, ...
If it is crackly and crushes readily, it is either over-dressed poor linen or ..."
8. Business English by Edwin Herbert Lewis (1911)
"Here is a particularly good description: If you want a clean, crackly, strong,
... But note those words clean, crackly, strong, fine. Those aren't general; ..."
9. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1867)
"It is very thin and strong, and wears a great while, but is so stiff and crackly
as to be quite unfit for ordinary purposes. Our 'stuff' is composed of one ..."
10. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"Sandpaper is all right in its place, but the up-to- date librarian does not want
his adhesive repair paper to be as rough or as crackly as the sandpapery ..."
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