cracklyadj.
/ˈkrakli/, U.S. /ˈkrækli/ Prone to crackle; crisp and brittle. Also transferred.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > crackling
crackling1567
decrepitating1819
crinkly1826
splintering1828
crumpling1854
crepitant1855
crackly1859
crickling1873
the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > crisp
crisp1530
crispy1611
cassant1725
crisped1769
snappish1833
crackly1859
crunchable1906
crunchy1929
1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 78 The true Venetian crackly substance of water-colour, with the rich and transparent glazings of oil.
1884 S. Baring-Gould Mehalah (new ed.) x. 144 I'm crisp and crackly like seaweed in an East wind.
1923 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales 15 There was a roar of rather crackly laughter.
1969 Listener 12 June 835/2 It's all put together well enough, sprightly, black-and-white, with clever, crackly dialogue.
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