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crunchy

/ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/ adjective A2
  1. Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten. · I put some lettuce in the burger to make it more crunchy.
  2. Having counter-culture sensibilities; nature-loving or hippie; wholesome, health-conscious. (figuratively, slang) · San Francisco was a very crunchy town.· Silky mama won't typically go for cloth diapers like crunchy mama.
  3. Of a chord, containing dissonant intervals. (informal)
  4. Of an image, pixelated, grainy, or exhibiting blocking, often as a result of oversharpening, a low resolution, or aggressively applied lossy image compression. (informal)
  5. Of a game, having significant calculation (number-crunching), complex analysis, or strategic optimization for players to think about. (slang)

Comparative crunchier · Superlative crunchiest

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