English Explanatory Dictionary

uncrisp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not crisp.
  2. Not possessing firmness and freshness or brittleness (especially of foods).
  3. Not quick, precise, accurate or well-defined.
  4. Not curling in stiff curls or ringlets (of hair).
verb
  1. To become less or not crisp.
  2. To stop contorting or tensing (a part of one's body); to cause to be no longer contorted or tensed.
  3. To stop being contorted or tensed (of a part of the body).
  4. To stop (something) from rippling or undulating.

Word forms

uncrisp more uncrisp most uncrisp uncrisps uncrisping uncrisped

Etymology

From un- + crisp.

Synonyms

limp soft messy sloppy blurry straight relax straighten
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