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crust·y

(krŭs′tē)
adj. crust·i·er, crust·i·est
1. Having, resembling, or being a crust: a crusty piece of bread.
2. Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.
crust′i·ly adv.
crust′i·ness n.
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crusty

(ˈkrʌstɪ)
adj, crustier or crustiest
1. having or characterized by a crust, esp having a thick crust
2. having a rude or harsh character or exterior; surly; curt: a crusty remark.
n, pl crusties
(Sociology) slang a dirty type of punk or hippy whose lifestyle involves travelling and squatting
ˈcrustily adv
ˈcrustiness n
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crust•y

(ˈkrʌs ti)

adj. crust•i•er, crust•i•est.
1. having a crisp or thick crust: crusty bread.
2. of the nature of or resembling a crust.
3. testy or surly.
[1350–1400]
crust′i•ly, adv.
crust′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. crusty - having a hardened crust as a covering
covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"
2. crusty - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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crusty

adjective
1. crispy, well-baked, crisp, well-done, brittle, friable, hard, short crusty french loaves
2. irritable, short, cross, prickly, touchy, curt, surly, gruff, brusque, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, peevish, crabby, choleric, splenetic, ill-humoured, captious, snappish or snappy a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner
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crusty

adjective
Rudely unceremonious:
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Translations
فَظ، سَريع الإنفعالمُحَمَّص، ذو قِشْرَةِ
nerudnýpopudlivýs kůrou
knottensprødvranten
héjasropogós
meî skorpuskapstirîur
s kôrkou
aksi kabukluters

crusty

[ˈkrʌstɪ] ADJ (crustier (compar) (crustiest (superl)))
1. [bread] → crujiente ; [loaf] → de corteza dura
2. [person] → arisco, malhumorado
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crusty

[ˈkrʌsti] adj
[bread] → croustillant(e)
(= bad-tempered) [person] → revêche, bourru(e); [remark] → sec(sèche)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crusty

adj (+er) → knusprig ; (fig: = irritable) → barsch
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crusty

[ˈkrʌstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (bread) → croccante (fam) (person) → brontolone/a; (remark) → brusco/a
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crust

(krast) noun
1. (a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread. The child would not eat the crusts. kors, korsie قِشْرَة خُبْز коричка côdea kůrka die Kruste skorpe κόρα corteza, cuscurro, costra (leiva)kooruke خرده نان خشک leivänkuori croûte קרום रोटी की पपड़ी kora (kenyér)héj kerak kulit roti skorpa crosta パンの皮 빵겁질 pluta, kriaukšlys [] garoza kerak luar korst skorpe skórka د وچی ډوډی ټوټی côdea coajă корка kôrka skorja korica skorpa, kant, skalk เปลือกขนมปัง kabuk 麵包皮 шкуринка, скоринка پرت، پپ‍ڑی، چهلكا vỏ bánh 面包皮
2. (American) pastry. She makes excellent pie crust. kors كعكَة مُربّى أو فاكِهَـه сладкиш pastelaria pečivo die Pastete skorpe; dejlåg φύλλο κρούστας pasta (rasvane) tainas کلوچه leivos pâte à tarte עוגה रोटी kolač tészta kue bökubotn pasta パイの類 빵 sausainis virsējā kārta; pārlējums (sacepumam, plātsmaizei) pai korst paideig ciasto د ډوډی پوټکی pastelaria pateu сдобная корочка pečivo pecivo kora pajdeg, pajskal ขนมอบ çörek (美國)糕點 листкове тісто پیس‍ٹ‍ری bánh ngọt 面粉制的糕点
3. a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth. aardkors قِشرَة الأرْض земна кора crosta kůra die Erdkruste jordskorpe φλοιός corteza maakoor پوستۀ زمین kuori écorce קרום छिलका, पपड़ी zemljina kora kéreg lapisan luar skel, skorpa crosta 地殻 딱딱한 표면 pluta [] garoza kerak bumi korst skorpe skorupa د ځمکی بهرنی قشر یا پوښ crosta scoarţă земная кора kôra skorja kora [jord]skorpa เปลือกโลก kabuk 地殼 земна кора زمين كى سطح vỏ trái đất 地壳
ˈcrusty adjective
1. having a crust. crusty bread. korserig مُحَمَّص، ذو قِشْرَةِ твърд com côdea s kůrou krustig sprød που έχει κρούστα crujiente, de corteza dura kõva koorega پوسته دار rapea qui a une forte croûte עִם קְרוּם קָשֶה पपडी़दार hrskav kruh héjas, ropogós (kenyér) berkerak með skorpu crostoso 皮が硬い 외피가 딱딱한 su pluta pārklāts ar garozu memakan kerak roti knapperig med skorpe, skorpet z chrupiącą skórką پوستک لرل com côdea cu coajă (tare) с корочкой s kôrkou skorjast tvrd skorpartad, hård, knaprig ที่มีเปลือกนอกกรอบ kabuklu 有硬皮的 твердий پرت جما هوا ، چهلك‍ے والا lớp vỏ giòn 有硬皮的
2. surly or irritable. bars, kortaf, nors, stuurs فَظ، سَريع الإنفعال раздразнителен irritável nerudný, popudlivý reizbar vranten; knotten ευέξαπτος hosco, de mal carácter pahur بد خلق؛ ترشرو äkäinen bourru; hargneux רגזן चिड़चिड़ा razdražljiv zsémbes kesal skapstirður irritabile 気むずかしい 무뚝뚝한, 심술굿은 irzlus īgns; sabozies perengus korzelig sur, gretten drażliwy, skory do gniewu مخرش، بد خلق irritável arţăgos; morocănos сварливый mrzutý osoren nabusit sur, vresig ที่อารมณ์เสียง่าย ters, aksi 暴燥的,亂發脾氣的 дратівливий; сварливий زود رنج càu nhàu 执拗的,易发脾气的
ˈcrustily adverb
bars, kortaf, bot بِصورَة فَظَّـة раздразнително com irritação nerudně, popudlivě krustig, reizbar skorpet; sprødt; vrantent; knottent δύστροπα de malas maneras, bruscamente, con irritación pahuralt با بدخلقی äkäisesti d'un ton hargneux/bourru בִּקְשִיחוּת चिड़चिड़ेपन से razdražljivo zsémbeskedve dengan kesal ergilega nervosamente 気むずかしく 딱딱하게, 심술굳게 irzliai īgni dengan sifat perengus korzelig surt, grettent nerwowo له بد خلقی سره com irritação cu un ton arţăgos сварливо mrzuto osorno skoreno vresigt อย่างอารมณ์เสีย ters bir şekilde 暴燥地 роздратовано زرد رنجى ك‍ے سات‍ھ hay gắt gỏng 有硬皮地,粗鲁地
ˈcrustiness noun
barsheid, norsheid فَظاظَة свадливост irritação kornatost; mrzoutství das Krustige sprødhed; vrantenhed δυστροπία mal carácter pahurus بدخلقی äkäisyys texture croustillante; humeur bourrue קשיחות चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivost keménység; zsörtölődő modor berkerak sem er skorpukenndur; viðskotaillska irritabilità; l'essere crostoso 皮の硬さ 딱딱함, 심술굿음 irzlumas īgnums rengusan knapperigheid, korzeligheid det som er skorpet; surhet pobudliwość بد خلقی irritação coajă/crustă crocantă; îmbufnare сварливость chrumkavosť; mrzutosť hrapavost skorenost knaprighet, vresighet อารมณ์เสีย terslik, aksilik 暴燥 роздратованість زرد رنجى، پرت جما هوا هونا tính cộc cằn 执拗,倔强
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But there was a cloth spread upon the table that stood against the wall, and a cover was laid for one, with a crusty brown loaf and a bottle of wine beside the plate.
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And Michael quickly ceased from being crusty and took pleasure in their quiet companionship.
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Astor, "appears to engross most of their attention." We can conceive what must have been the crusty impatience of the worthy navigator, when, on any trifling occurrence in the course of the voyage, quite commonplace in his eyes, he saw these young landsmen running to record it in their journals; and what indignant glances he must have cast to right and left, as he worried about the deck, giving out his orders for the management of the ship, surrounded by singing, smoking, gossiping, scribbling groups, all, as he thought, intent upon the amusement of the passing hour, instead of the great purposes and interests of the voyage.
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Everything went right this time, and it came out a nice, round, crusty loaf, as you see.
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At last he came upon an elderly, crusty Jew, who sold second-hand articles, and from whom he purchased a dress of Scotch stuff, a large mantle, and a fine otter-skin pelisse, for which he did not hesitate to pay seventy-five pounds.
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"Ah, but you are a crusty fellow, friend!" said the count.
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Then, too, there was a meaty fisherman's stew, delicious with garlic, and crusty Italian bread without butter, and all washed down with pint mugs of thick and heady claret.
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The landlord was rich, and therefore could afford to be crusty and disobliging; he did not at all like being turned out of his warm bed to open his house for us.
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"Well, the fact is, I understand he's rather a crusty, funny old fellow.
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'Hows'ever as it's the poor horse that's damaged and not you, one of you is welcome to the light at all events--but it's not the crusty one.'
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Aunt Chloe set a chair for her in a manner decidedly gruff and crusty. She did not seem to notice either the action or the manner.
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John, she has no choice of helpers: she is forced to put up with such crusty people as you."
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