Crusty
adjective
Having a hard outer layer or covering.
The pie has a crispy, crusty top.
Often appears as...
- crusty bread
- crusty pie
adjective
Being grumpy or unfriendly.
The old man is often crusty and rude.
Often appears as...
- crusty old man
- crusty demeanor
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Colloquial
adjective
Relating to the genre of punk that is hardcore and raw.
He listens to crusty punk music.
Often appears as...
- crusty punk music
- crusty band
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Disapproving
Modern
adjective
Covered with a crust or hard coating because of age or lack of care.
The crusty, old machinery hasn't been used for years.
Often appears as...
- crusty machinery
- crusty exterior
adjective
Having a hard outer layer or covering.
The pie has a crispy, crusty top.
Often appears as...
- crusty bread
- crusty pie
adjective
Being grumpy or unfriendly.
The old man is often crusty and rude.
Often appears as...
- crusty old man
- crusty demeanor
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Relating to the genre of punk that is hardcore and raw.
He listens to crusty punk music.
Often appears as...
- crusty punk music
- crusty band
Usage tips
Disapproving
Modern
adjective
Covered with a crust or hard coating because of age or lack of care.
The crusty, old machinery hasn't been used for years.
Often appears as...
- crusty machinery
- crusty exterior
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Pro Tip 1/2Food Texture
Describes food that has a satisfyingly crunchy or firm texture.
I love the crusty surface of freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Connotation
Often used positively when referring to food to suggest a desirable quality.
Everyone complimented the crusty texture of the homemade pizza.
Pro Tip 1/2Food Texture
Describes food that has a satisfyingly crunchy or firm texture.
I love the crusty surface of freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Connotation
Often used positively when referring to food to suggest a desirable quality.
Everyone complimented the crusty texture of the homemade pizza.
Pro Tip 1/2Food Texture
Describes food that has a satisfyingly crunchy or firm texture.
I love the crusty surface of freshly baked bread.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Connotation
Often used positively when referring to food to suggest a desirable quality.
Everyone complimented the crusty texture of the homemade pizza.
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What I learned from...
We finished everything on the spacewalk and when we came back inside, Jeff got some cotton batting and took the crusty stuff around my eyes, and it turned out it was just the anti-fog, sort of a mixture of oil and soap, that got in my eye. And now we use Johnson's No More Tears,
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
and they don't stay in this helmet mounds for life crusty ones do you want to know that I really related to rodents I don't think so that they're related to
Video examples
What I learned from...
We finished everything on the spacewalk and when we came back inside, Jeff got some cotton batting and took the crusty stuff around my eyes, and it turned out it was just the anti-fog, sort of a mixture of oil and soap, that got in my eye. And now we use Johnson's No More Tears,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
and they don't stay in this helmet mounds for life crusty ones do you want to know that I really related to rodents I don't think so that they're related to
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Quote examples
Donna Brazile
American Politician
As the civil rights struggle progressed, Americans responded to the justice of the cause, shedding layers of the crusty armor that shielded the white majority from contact with its large black minority. There are layers left. It feels so much better to be on good terms with one another.
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Patricia Briggs
American Writer
When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.
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Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
The simplest fix for better grilling is to line the inside of your barbecue with tin foil. It dramatically affects how evenly the heat is distributed. That crusty black hibachi or Weber grill is doing your food no favors.
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Erika Jayne
American Actress
You have to have Aquaphor, because you don't want a crusty, dry mouth, and this, in my opinion, is the best. It wears well, it's a great base for any type of lip gloss, lipstick, anything like that.
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Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
When it comes to culture, I'm sort of like Nostradamus if he'd been a handsome, witty minor celebrity with a great head of hair instead of a crusty old dude from the olden days.
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Jared Isaacman
American Businessman
We didn't want to sound like an old and crusty financial institution. We wanted to sound like we were fast moving and that we had this killer technology that was also safe.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
Anybody who wears their feelings on their sleeve and has a harder, crusty shell - like I do - is definitely protecting an inner sensitivity.
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Giada De Laurentiis
American Chef
My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Ain't nobody got time for crusty lips.
Quote examples
Donna Brazile
American Politician
As the civil rights struggle progressed, Americans responded to the justice of the cause, shedding layers of the crusty armor that shielded the white majority from contact with its large black minority. There are layers left. It feels so much better to be on good terms with one another.
Quote examples
Patricia Briggs
American Writer
When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
Quote examples
Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.
Quote examples
Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
The simplest fix for better grilling is to line the inside of your barbecue with tin foil. It dramatically affects how evenly the heat is distributed. That crusty black hibachi or Weber grill is doing your food no favors.
Quote examples
Erika Jayne
American Actress
You have to have Aquaphor, because you don't want a crusty, dry mouth, and this, in my opinion, is the best. It wears well, it's a great base for any type of lip gloss, lipstick, anything like that.
Quote examples
Milo Yiannopoulos
British Activist
When it comes to culture, I'm sort of like Nostradamus if he'd been a handsome, witty minor celebrity with a great head of hair instead of a crusty old dude from the olden days.
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Jared Isaacman
American Businessman
We didn't want to sound like an old and crusty financial institution. We wanted to sound like we were fast moving and that we had this killer technology that was also safe.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
Anybody who wears their feelings on their sleeve and has a harder, crusty shell - like I do - is definitely protecting an inner sensitivity.
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Giada De Laurentiis
American Chef
My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
Ain't nobody got time for crusty lips.
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