Synonyms for crusty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kruhs-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʌs ti

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Définition of crusty

Origin :
  • c.1400, from crust (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use, of persons, "short-tempered," is from 1560s.
  • adj irritable, often due to old age
  • adj brittle on outside
Example sentences :
  • It was hard to believe that she was the daughter of so crusty a man as Hiram Bartlett.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • She conquered a crusty old woman, who was soured to all the world.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • "So you just be off, or I'll call the police," the crusty doorkeeper said.
  • Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White
  • In the morning make into a loaf and put in a crusty bread pan.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age Cook Book » by Henrietta Latham Dwight
  • In his basket was a melon, crusty rolls, peaches and a bottle of cream.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Anne » by Temple Bailey
  • They were peevish, crusty, silent, eying nothing in particular and moving their feet.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • He was the only one who could get on with the crusty uncle Cæcilius.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • The combatants neared the door behind which Crusty was ensconced.
  • Extract from : « Hudson Bay » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He got crusty about the boat being damaged, and wanted about two sovs!
  • Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Then he got crusty, and we all but got left behind by the steamer.
  • Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed

Antonyms for crusty

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