Synonyms for crusty
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kruhs-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʌs ti |
Top 10 synonyms for crusty Other synonyms for the word crusty
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for crusty
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