crusty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having a crust, especially a thick one.
Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.

noun

A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
Dried eye mucus.
A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
Dried blood or serous fluid buildup following body piercing.

/ˈkɹʌsti/ En-au-crusty.ogg

crusty crustier crustiest crusties crustie

From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.

gruff peevish surly harsh inferior gound sleep sleepy dust

upper-crusty cruddy crufty

crustily crustiness uncrusty

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