crusty
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2.5
- adjective
- /ˈkrʌsti/
:
crujiente
- The four of us would emerge after midnight, arms crusty with dried clay.
- crusty loaf
- crusty patina
It's looking a little crusty, but I'll fix it.
- It's looking a little crusty, but I'll fix it.
- But the truth is, crusty lips is even grosser.
- Can you imagine that when they're not super dry and crusty, concealer looks great.
- And it was crusty, salty, had bad gas, didn't run.
Examples
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Then Davey stumbled out through the woods, icicles, and stiff, crusty snow.
Fiction book (1998) -
The chef recommended serving the soup with a slice of crusty bread for dipping.
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Whatever my mother was making was now crusty and black.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's looking a little crusty, but I'll fix it.
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What I'm going to do is take some good crusty bread and toast it up.
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What I wouldn't give for a loaf of crusty white bread.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Which exact one?" I asked, tearing a corner of crusty bread from the loaf.
Fiction book (1991) -
She enjoyed her meal of hearty stew accompanied by warm, crusty rolls.
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We prefer our sandwiches on crusty artisan bread for extra texture.
Synonyms
67
1.0
Food that is firm and makes a sharp sound when you bite it
35
1.3
Firm and making a loud sound when you bite it
1
4.2
Covered with a hard layer on the surface
1
5.8
Covered with a hard layer, often of dirt, shells, or jewels
Having a hard outer layer like the top of bread or rock
Having a crisp, crumbly texture that breaks easily
Antonyms
How Crusty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crusty comes from the word crust, which means 'a hard outer layer', like the brown top of bread or dried mud, so crusty describes something that has a hard outside.