1. Qui reçoit l'accent. Syllabe tonique.
2. Énergique.
3. Stimulant. Discours tonique.
ETYM AS. crisp, from Latin crispus; cf. carpere to pluck, card (wool), and Eng. harvest. Related to Crape.
1. Tender and brittle; SYN. crispy.
2. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; SYN. curt, laconic, terse.
3. In small tight curls; SYN. frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy.
4. Pleasantly cold and invigorating; ('parky' is a British term); SYN. frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy, parky.
5. Pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; SYN. firm, crunchy.
6. (Of something seen or heard) Clearly defined; SYN. sharp.
1. Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
2. Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
3. Packed closely together
4. Of such close construction as to be impermeable
5. Closely constrained or constricted or constricting
6. (Economics) Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
ETYM Cf. French tonigue, Greek. Related to Tone.
1. (Physiology) Of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue.
2. Employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; SYN. tonal.
3. Relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.
4. Used of syllables; SYN. accented.
Medicine, tonic medicine; Music, keynote.
A medicine that strengthens and invigorates; SYN. restorative.