Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having a crust, especially a thick one.

    krustig, Krusten-

    корковыйkorkovyj

    having a hardened crust as a covering

  2. (figuratively, informal)Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.

    mürrisch, reizbar

    ершистыйjeršistyj

  3. (informal)Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.

    The door opened with a crusty squeak that echoed in the silent room.

    The old vinyl record made a crusty crackling sound as the needle hit it.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom is now a crusty old man.

    deTom ist mittlerweile ein mürrischer alter Mann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Do you want to make extra-crusty bread?

  3. I don't like crusty bread enough that your suggestion appeals to me.

  4. I like crusty rolls.

    deIch mag Brötchen mit einer knusprigen Kruste. — raggione

  5. He's a crusty old man.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
having a crust:
grumpy, short-tempered:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having a crust:
grumpy, short-tempered:

Origin

From Middle English crusty, equivalent to crust + -y.

From Middle English crusty, equivalent to crust + -y.

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Forms

crustier, crustiest
Comparativecrustier Lesson
Superlativecrustiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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