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crusty - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'crusty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crusty [ a.]
- Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
- Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.

Meaning of 'crusty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crusty [ s]
Meaning (1):
- brusque and surly and forbidding
Example in sentence:
  • a crusty old man;
  • a gruff reply;
  • crusty remarks;
  • gruff manner;
  • his curmudgeonly temper