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   crusty

   /ˈkrʌsti/

   adjective

   • 1. having or acting as a hard outer layer or covering: "crusty bread" Similar crispcrispywell bakedwell donecrumblybrittlefriableOpposite softsoggy
   • 2. (especially of an old person) easily irritated: "a crusty old Scots judge" Similar irritablebad-temperedirasciblegrumpygrouchycrotchetytetchytestycantankerouscurmudgeonlyill-temperedill-naturedill-humouredpeevishcrossfractiousdisagreeablepettishcrabbedcrabbywaspishpricklypepperytouchyscratchyspleneticshrewishshort-temperedquick-tempereddyspepticcholericbiliousliverishcross-grainedargumentativequarrelsomecaptiousinformal:snappishsnappychippyon a short fuseshort-fusedshirtystroppynarkyrattyeggylike a bear with a sore headcrankyornerypeckishsoreheadedsnakyOpposite good-naturedaffable

   noun

   • 1. a young person who is homeless or travels constantly, has a shabby appearance, and rejects conventional values: informal "she cuts a curious figure amid the crusties and mud-stained tree-huggers"

   Derivatives

   • 1. crustily adverb
   • 2. crustiness noun

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