crumpy

brittle; crisp

Adjective

  1. brittle; crisp
    • I had hardly swallowed my broiled chicken , and three fourths of a sweet fresh trout that was set before me ; and was just nibbling at a bit of crumpy oaten cake to give a goût to my cheese and my dram of brandy - 1833,...

Origin

From crump + -y.

Forms

more crumpy most crumpy

Derived

crumpiness