scrunchy, a.
(ˈskrʌntʃɪ)
[f. scrunch v. + -y1.]
That scrunches; that emits a crisp, crunching sound when crushed.
| ? 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. Suppl. 168/2 Scrunchy, of frozen grass: emitting a crisp, crunching sound when trodden on. 1907 W. de Morgan Alice-for-Short xxvi. 274 Of course you may have scrunchy toast if you like. 1927 Daily Express 6 Dec. 11 The delicious, scrunchy crispness of ‘Ovaltine’ Rusks. 1937 John o' London's Weekly 29 Jan. 722/2 The minor roads are paved with scrunchy white shells. 1974 Country Life 13 June 1580/3 The vegetable..runs to flower without first making the desired, juicy, yummy, scrunchy, foliage. |