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Definition of Crisply
1. Adverb. In a well delineated manner. "The new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
Definition of Crisply
1. adv. In a crisp manner.
Definition of Crisply
1. Adverb. In a crisp manner ¹
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Definition of Crisply
1. in a crisp manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisply
Literary usage of Crisply
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"... vacuity behind it, and his whiskers curl crisply round one of the handsomest
and stupidest countenances in the world. Whereas you and I, my good Bob, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Perennial, sparsely and crisply hirsute: sts. erect: Ivs. sessile, ovate, ...
Perennial, shortly and crisply pubescent: sts. decumbent and indurated at base ..."
3. Practical Hints on Playwriting by Agnes Platt (1919)
"When dramatists write crisply they get their lines crisply delivered : when ...
To get the spirit of the original it is better to translate crisply and ..."
4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
""How are you," said Thorne crisply, "are you Mr. Plant? Glad to meet you. ...
inquired Thorne crisply. Plant stared after his compact, alert figure. ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"He puts the sentence more crisply — much more crisply — and Ignorance chuckles
sympathetically. Ignorance also is puzzled over these engines. ..."
6. Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of the Pictures in the National Gallery by National Gallery (Great Britain) (1906)
"The hair of his head is black and crisply curled. The moustaches are slight ...
Her hair is crisply curled. Painted in wax, on an arch-topped panel, 1 ft. ..."
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