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crusted

crusted

1 4.2
Covered with a hard layer on the surface
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrʌstɪd/
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  • I'll be honest, the best part about these is the crusted outer skin that has developed from my pouring technique.
  • Pecan-Crusted
  • Fennel-Crusted
  • Mustard-Crusted

I woke up and all of my lips were like crusted together with like sores.

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Examples

  • She enjoyed the crispy, garlic-crusted bread served with the soup.

  • The chef prepared a delicious pecan-crusted trout for dinner.

  • "Um, yeah, I guess," I said, still wiping the crusted pieces of whatever out of my eyes.

    Blog text (22)

  • Only its crusted headlights were clearly visible.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Your alchemy makes crusted steel shine like silver.

    Legend (1985)

  • Frieda scraped hard at a crusted pot.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • We got Rosemary crusted meatloaf, smoky pork chops, which I'm really looking forward to.

    Molly Burke

  • A pan of crusted chocolate was sitting on the stove, a bowl of spoiled egg whites on the counter, and wilted strawberries in the sink.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I made a savory herb-crusted chicken that was perfectly cooked.

Synonyms

encrusted
vscrusted
1 5.8

Covered with a hard layer, often of dirt, shells, or jewels

is the same meaning but stresses a hardened surface
coated
vscrusted
1 3.4

Covered by a thin layer of another substance for protection or decoration

describes a hardened crust rather than a thin layer

Antonyms

uncovered
  • NSFW
1.9

Not wearing clothes on a part of the body

softened
3.3

Made less strong, harsh, or loud

How Crusted

encrusted
1 5.8
crusted
1 4.2
crustless
1 3.0

Surface Forms

crusted positive

Morphology

crusted = crust (transparent) = crust + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial/ adjectival formation from 'crust' meaning 'covered with a crust', so its meaning is directly predictable from the base and '-ed'.

Etymology

Crusted comes from the word crust, from Latin crusta meaning 'hard outer layer'. So, if something is crusted, it is covered by a hard outer layer, like the crust of bread or dried mud on shoes.