crusty
Origin of crusty
1Other words for crusty
Other words from crusty
- crust·i·ly, adverb
- crust·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby crusty
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How to use crusty in a sentence
Bitcoin has seen stratospheric growth over the past few months so barring an outsized crash, it’s perhaps unlikely that retail investors are going to fully abandon it in favor of buying up crusty old shares of Blockbuster stock.
Garnish each bowl with parsley, and serve with crusty bread for dipping.
Serve the soup with grated Parmesan or pecorino Romano, fresh herbs and crusty bread to soak up the lightly spicy broth.
Hearty and robust, Italian wedding soup is a perfect marriage of meat and vegetables | Daniela Galarza | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe olives are great on their own, and you can dip bits of warm, crusty bread into the oil marinade.
It bakes quickly, and the result is a crusty top with a layer of moist dressing below.
This sheet-pan cornbread dressing has even more of the crispy, crunchy bits we love | Ann Maloney | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
The crusty conservative battle-ax Phyllis Schlafly is giving speeches saying that Obama worships government like a god.
RFRA Madness: What’s Next for Anti-Democratic ‘Religious Exemptions’ | Jay Michaelson | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere, breakfast begins with a crusty cornetto alla crema served by a formal, dinner jacket-wearing waiter.
Sir Mark Sykes, a crusty diplomat who had colluded with the French to give them Damascus, was more defiantly a misogynist.
There are unions and crusty local politicians to contend with, and a lot of competition.
Walmart’s Anti-Union Wage Plans Earn a Cold Shoulder From Big Cities | Daniel Gross | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTVacationing “on the Vineyard,” sneers Republican consultant Mark Corallo, adopting an upper-crusty, through-the-nose accent.
Vacation Primary: Why Republican Candidates Win the Summer | Michelle Cottle | July 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe cut it with Henry's jackknife into four quarters, and she and Henry took the two crusty ends themselves.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerIf the ground is well burned it will be a little crusty and whitish, and will pulverize beautifully.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.A dry, crusty man, who would never become sub-chief, despite his ability.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheUncle Jabez came forward, as dusty and crusty an old miller as one might ever expect to see.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonYes, it is very handsome, no doubt, but too ornate and pie-crusty for my—taste.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman | Emma Speed Sampson
British Dictionary definitions for crusty
/ (ˈkrʌstɪ) /
having or characterized by a crust, esp having a thick crust
having a rude or harsh character or exterior; surly; curt: a crusty remark
slang a dirty type of punk or hippy whose lifestyle involves travelling and squatting
Derived forms of crusty
- crustily, adverb
- crustiness, noun
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