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Grammar : Adj

Spell : kruhs-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʌs ti

Definition of crusty

Origin : c.1400, from crust (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use, of persons, "short-tempered," is from 1560s.

adj irritable, often due to old age
adj brittle on outside

Example sentences :

It was hard to believe that she was the daughter of so crusty a man as Hiram Bartlett.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

She conquered a crusty old woman, who was soured to all the world.
Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller

"So you just be off, or I'll call the police," the crusty doorkeeper said.
Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

In the morning make into a loaf and put in a crusty bread pan.
Extract from : « The Golden Age Cook Book » by Henrietta Latham Dwight

In his basket was a melon, crusty rolls, peaches and a bottle of cream.
Extract from : « Mistress Anne » by Temple Bailey

They were peevish, crusty, silent, eying nothing in particular and moving their feet.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

He was the only one who could get on with the crusty uncle Cæcilius.
Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero

The combatants neared the door behind which Crusty was ensconced.
Extract from : « Hudson Bay » by R.M. Ballantyne

He got crusty about the boat being damaged, and wanted about two sovs!
Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed

Then he got crusty, and we all but got left behind by the steamer.
Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed

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