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crust·y

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–adjective, crust·i·er, crust·i·est.

1.	having a crisp or thick crust: a loaf of crusty French bread.

2.	of the nature of or resembling a crust.

3.	harsh; surly; rude: a crusty remark.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see crust, -y¹

]

—Related forms

crust·i·ly, adverb

crust·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 3. testy, prickly, touchy; curt, brusque.

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crust·y Audio Help (krŭs'tē) Pronunciation Key
adj. crust·i·er, crust·i·est

Having, resembling, or being a crust.
Rough or surly in manner. See Synonyms at gruff.

crust'i·ly adv., crust'i·ness n.

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crusty
adjective
1.	having a hardened crust as a covering [syn: crusted]
2.	brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈcrusty1 adjective

having a crust
Example: crusty bread

Arabic:	مُحَمَّص، ذو قِشْرَةِ
Chinese (Simplified):	有硬皮的
Chinese (Traditional):	有硬皮的
Czech:	s kůrou
Danish:	sprød
Dutch:	knapperig
Estonian:	kõva koorega
Finnish:	kovakuorinen
French:	qui a une forte croûte
German:	krustig
Greek:	που έχει κρούστα
Hungarian:	héjas, ropogós (kenyér)
Icelandic:	með skorpu
Indonesian:	berkerak
Italian:	crostoso

Japanese:	皮が硬い
Korean:	껍질이 있는
Latvian:	pārklāts ar garozu
Lithuanian:	su pluta
Norwegian:	med skorpe, skorpet
Polish:	z chrupiącą skórką
Portuguese (Brazil):	crostoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	com côdea
Romanian:	cu coajă (tare)
Russian:	с корочкой
Slovak:	s kôrkou
Slovenian:	skorjast
Spanish:	crujiente, de corteza dura
Swedish:	skorpartad, hård, knaprig
Turkish:	kabuklu

ˈcrusty2 adjective

surly or irritable

Arabic:	فَظ، سَريع الإنفعال
Chinese (Simplified):	执拗的，易发脾气的
Chinese (Traditional):	執拗的，易發脾氣的
Czech:	nerudný, popudlivý
Danish:	vranten; knotten
Dutch:	korzelig
Estonian:	pahur
Finnish:	äreä
French:	bourru; hargneux
German:	reizbar
Greek:	ευέξαπτος
Hungarian:	zsémbes
Icelandic:	skapstirður
Indonesian:	kesal
Italian:	irritabile

Japanese:	気むずかしい
Korean:	퉁명스러운
Latvian:	īgns; sabozies
Lithuanian:	irzlus
Norwegian:	sur, gretten
Polish:	drażliwy, skory do gniewu
Portuguese (Brazil):	áspero, grosseiro
Portuguese (Portugal):	irritável
Romanian:	arţăgos; morocănos
Russian:	сварливый
Slovak:	mrzutý
Slovenian:	osoren
Spanish:	hosco, de mal carácter
Swedish:	sur, vresig
Turkish:	ters, aksi

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Crusty

Crust"y\ (-[y^]), a. 1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

2. [Possibly a corruption of cursty. Cf. Curst, Curstness.] Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.

Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news? --Shak.

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