crusty
crusty
Definition
crusty (krus′tē)
adjective crust′i·er, crust′i·est
- having, forming, or resembling a crust
- rough and outspoken; not patient, kindly, or refined
Etymology: ME
crust′i·ly adverb
crust′i·ness noun
crusty
Synonyms
crusty
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- very: After a month or so the skin becomes very crusty.
- rather: The story's told of a rather crusty old lady who went along to a photographer's studio to have her picture taken.
Modifies a noun
- baguette: The frittata makes a brilliant picnic dish in summer served cold on its own or sandwiched in crusty baguettes.
- bread: Serve with crusty bread to soak up the juices.
- loaf: Coburg Round, crusty white loaf with a deeply cut cross on the top.
- roll: Split a crusty roll or a piece of french stick.
- patch: It shows itself through crusty yellow patches on the scalp.
- deposit: When this dries out in contact with air the protein is left behind as a crusty deposit.
Used with adjective complement
- become: After a month or so the skin becomes very crusty.
Browse dictionary entries near crusty
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- cryo-
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