Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • With crispness; in a crisp manner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a crisp manner.

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  • adverb In a crisp manner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a well delineated manner

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Examples

  • Here, he called crisply as he tossed Riker the staff.

    TO STORM HEAVEN ESTHER FRIESNER 1990

  • At times Steve lay quiescent, only muttering fitfully; the next moment he called crisply for Fat Joe -- he feared for his bridge -- and Joe had to exert every iron muscle to hold him down.

    Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans

  • "Oh, is that you, Aunt Hannah?" he called crisply, a moment later.

    Miss Billy -- Married 1914

  • "I'll tell you where he was," she called crisply to the accusing voice at the other end.

    The Lookout Man B. M. Bower 1905

  • "Oh, is that you, Aunt Hannah?" he called crisply, a moment later.

    Miss Billy — Married 1894

  • As he drew out his watch a voice was heard from the other side of a clump of undergrowth, calling crisply:

    Mrs. Red Pepper 1912

  • Lorraine Dissette has an undated photo that shows the Empress in its heyday: brickwork that looks freshly scrubbed; windows with curtains and decorative leaded glass insets; the hotel's name crisply delineated on its rooftop crown; and the proprietor's name, R.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Valerie Hauch 2011

  • I overheard a bike store clerk telling a woman that the narrower the bars, the more "crisply" it handles and that it improved the "steering radius".

    BSNYC Product Review: Walmart's Mongoose Cachet "Fixed-Speed" Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • One senior adviser said the message will be executed "crisply" from now on.

    McCain Campaign, in Relaunch, 2008

  • Sessions claims Roberts and Alito answered questions more 'crisply' and with more

    The Head On Radio Network 2009

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