Sekirov Dictionary

crunchy

/ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/

adjective 5
noun 2
forms 3

adjective5

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Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.
- I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.
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(slang, figurative) Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious.
- San Francisco was a very crunchy town.
- Silky mama won't typically go for cloth diapers like crunchy mama.
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(informal) Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of oversharpening, a low resolution, or aggressively applied lossy image compression.
- This can result in the image looking very crunchy as pixels are skipped - especially if you choose the "Fit" option in the Magnification popup. Don't panic; your final image won't look that bad[…] — 2007
(slang) Of a game, having significant calculation (number-crunching), complex analysis, or strategic optimization for players to think about.
(informal) Of a chord, containing dissonant intervals.

noun2

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[usually plural] A pellet of dry cat food.
- Finally she paws a crunchy out of the bowl, bends her head, [and] eats it. — 2008
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(slang) An infantryman, as opposed to a tanker (combatant manning a tank).
- "Inside, tankers carry full-length M16s for crew protection from crunchies." — 2009

forms

crunchies · crunchier · crunchiest

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