crusty
14
7.3
- adjective
- /ˈkrʌsti/
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- 'Dick Young was a crusty, conservative man.'
Not my business but these sick twisted crusty old white Bible thumpers.
- Not my business but these sick twisted crusty old white Bible thumpers.
- They're like Macphee song, like old, old hard, crusty MF Rs man.
- Yeah, the person goes let us know when she dumps his crusty ass.
- I mean, he was like the post Vietnam era, I mean, just covered in tattoos, just crusty as fuck.
Examples
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I may be crusty, but I'm not blind.
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Now, he was beginning to like the crusty old woman.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah, once upon a time, the crusty old men ran the companies and the teenagers were down in the mail room.
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Oh, he was one of those crusty old newsmen.
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Well, you know what newspapermen are like: crusty, bitter, irascible.
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I'm just a crusty old redneck, and I don't express myself well.
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Ben was a level-headed, roll-with-the-punches sort of guy, but his crusty demeanor gave him a reputation as a hothead.
Fiction book (1992) -
Local opinion holds me as surly, aging, irascible, crusty—in short, a curmudgeon—and I foster the illusion.
Fiction book (1994) -
crusty old man yelled at the children to stop playing in his yard.
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Despite his crusty demeanor, he always helped those in need.
Synonyms
117
4.2
Easily annoyed and upset when tired or hungry
24
5.4
Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood
16
5.7
A rough, low voice or way of acting that sounds unfriendly
6
8.8
Often in a bad mood and easily annoyed by small things
3
9.5
Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person
1
5.6
Quick to become annoyed or upset
1
9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
1
7.0
Being often in a bad mood and unfriendly
1
8.6
Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way
Having a sour, unfriendly tone or manner
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Being a little angry and easily annoyed with people
Antonyms
How Gruff
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crusty can also describe a gruff or rude person; a helpful way to remember this is to think of someone with a hard crust on the outside who seems 'hard' but may be kind inside, so crusty means rough or easily annoyed.