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adjective

Crusty adj.

Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. "Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news?"

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Etymology of 'Crusty'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Crusty" Quotes from Famous Books

... you; for they all fell to work as busy as bees, flying and buzzing about with much laughter as they worked their pleasant miracle. Mr. Chrome acted more like the father of a large family than a crusty bachelor, Miss Kent's skillful fingers flew as they never did before, and Mrs. Smith trotted up and down as briskly as if she were sixteen instead of being a stout old woman ...

— Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. • Louisa M. Alcott

... genius. He was a ferocious worker, allowing himself no pleasures, and exacting the same degree of energy from all his subordinates. He was widely hated, and as widely trusted. Every one spoke of his crusty temper and bullying disposition, invariably qualifying the statement with a commendation of his resources and capabilities. The devil of a driver, a hard man to get along with, obstinate, contrary, cantankerous; but brains! No doubt of that; brains to ...

— The Octopus • Frank Norris

... on the hob!' said Dot; as briskly busy as a child at play at keeping house. 'And there's the old knuckle of ham; and there's the butter; and there's the crusty loaf, and all! Here's the clothes-basket for the small parcels, John, if you've got any there—where are ...

— The Cricket on the Hearth • Charles Dickens

... took it down and cremated it. To-day, a fine, old, crusty police sergeant rolled up to the office. He wanted to see some one, he said, about the find of ...

— The Grell Mystery • Frank Froest

... however, were old, his trousers torn but neatly mended, his little blue gingham jumper which he wore about the store greasy and aged. Everything about him and his store was so still and dark that one might have been inclined on first sight to consider him crusty and morose. ...

— Twelve Men • Theodore Dreiser

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