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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle, dry |
| Synonyms: | crispy, crumbly, crunchy, crusty, firm, fresh, friable, green, plump, ripe, short, unwilted |
| Antonyms: | flexible, limp, soft |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, curt in presentation |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, biting, brief, brusque, clear, clear-cut, cutting, incisive, penetrating, piquing, pithy, provoking, stimulating, succinct, tart, terse |
| Antonyms: | lengthy, long |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smart, snappy in appearance |
| Synonyms: | clean-cut, neat, orderly, spruce, tidy, well-groomed, well-pressed |
| Antonyms: | ruffled, rumpled |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | piercing, sharp |
| Synonyms: | bitter, bleak, blighting, cold, crisp, cutting, freezing, harsh, nipping, penetrating, raw |
| Antonyms: | bland, calm, mild |
| Main Entry: | bracing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brisk; exhilarating |
| Synonyms: | animating, chilly, cool, crisp, energizing, exhilarative, fortifying, fresh, invigorating, lively, quickening, refreshing, restorative, reviving, rousing, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | debilitating, exhausting, tiring |
| Main Entry: | breakable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily hurt or destroyed |
| Synonyms: | brittle, crisp, crispy, crumbly, delicate, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, friable, shatterable, shattery, splintery, vitreous, weak |
| Antonyms: | durable, sturdy, unbreakable |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | short, compressed |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, bluff, blunt, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, compendiary, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, hasty, laconic, limited, little, pithy, sharp, short and sweet, skimpy, small, snippy, succinct, surly, terse, to the point |
| Antonyms: | lengthy, long |
| Main Entry: | brisk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chilly, refreshing (weather) |
| Synonyms: | biting, bracing, crisp, exhilarating, fresh, invigorating, keen, nippy, sharp, snappy, stimulating |
| Antonyms: | temperate, warm |
| Main Entry: | brittle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fragile |
| Synonyms: | breakable, crisp, crumbling, crumbly, delicate, frail, frangible, friable, inelastic, shatterable, shivery, vitreous, weak |
| Antonyms: | durable, flexible, moveable, resilient, supple |
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