adj. 1
Senses relating to curliness. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete), of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
adj. 2
Senses relating to brittleness. Having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short.
The crisp snow crunched underfoot.
v. 1
Senses relating to brittleness. To make a sharp crackling or crunching sound.
n. 1
Senses relating to something brittle. In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.

Related words

Forms

Plural: crisps → chips, curls…
Past participle: crisped
e.g. crisped → crinkled, creased, wrinkled, scrunched…

concise Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
taut The hairs on the violin bow should not be too taut.
succinct The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
terse He was always terse on the telephone.
brisk I enjoy long walks in the brisk winter air.
snappy She is very snappy, so don't get too close to her.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

4 letters: cold¹, chip¹, curl¹, curt¹, taut¹
5 letters: short¹, fresh¹, sharp¹, toast¹, curly², kinky², brisk¹, nappy, terse¹, pithy², crimp¹, creak¹, nippy²
6 letters: crunch¹, abrupt², crispy², crease¹, frosty², snappy², rustle², frizzy, ruckle²
7 letters: concise², brittle², crumble², wrinkle², crackle², nipping², laconic³, crinkle, scrunch¹, friable, crispen², frizzly
8 letters: distinct², succinct², crispate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curly² = 2 syllables).