crusty
/ˈkɹʌsti/
crusty adjective: having a crust, especially a thick one.
Adjective
crusty (comparative crustier, superlative crustiest)
- Having a crust, especially a thick one.
- No one was there. But there was a cloth spread upon the table that stood against the wall, and a cover was laid for one, with a crusty brown loaf and a bottle of wine beside the plate1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening
- Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
- However kindly a friend may otherwise be, he soon turns crusty if asked to lend money.1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published...
- Then somebody told a story about the Swedish Majesty's last sojourn in Norway. There, at a railway station, Oscar ran against a crusty old farmer who thought himself a lot better than a mere king and kept his hat on.1922, Henry William Fischer, Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field
- Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.
- The door opened with a crusty squeak that echoed in the silent room.
- The old vinyl record made a crusty crackling sound as the needle hit it.
- Synonyms:
- inferior
Noun
crusty (plural crusties)
- A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
- Dried eye mucus.
- Against the backdrop of muted stripes of color, Julieanne picked at her eyes’ crusties, and then combed her hair with the hand.1999, Vinnie Hansen, Murder, Honey, Xlibris Corporation,, →ISBN, page 155
- Jesus, how could I bear the sight of him—sleep crusties lodged in the corners of his rheumy eyes, a puff of chest hair cresting like meringue over the top of his V-neck sweater, khakis jacked up to his breastbone—when I was used to looking at the singularly lovely Isabella?2003, Mary O'Connell, “Saint Anne”, in Living with Saints, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 209
- Synonyms:
- gound, sleep, sleepy dust
- A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
- The Spirals are part of the crossover between the rave scene and the ‘crusty’ subculture—crusties being squat-dwelling anarcho-hippy-punk types named after their matted dreadlocks and post-apocalyptic garb.1998, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 135
- Many of them, dressed in raggedy black combat gear, with haircuts that matched and mismatched punk, Rasta and Native American styles - a look which would later be codified as 'crustie' - began to join the travellers on the road. This influx from the cities changed the travelling scene, and after...2010, Matthew Collin, Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House, page 202
- Dried blood or serous fluid buildup following body piercing.
- Actually, I usually don't see crusties for up to a week after a new pierce, it takes some time before a new pierce is in that stage when it's actively pushing out dead skin cells and other gunk.1996 April 14, Michael J. Suzio, “Piercing Aftercare”, in rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet)
- If you rotate the ring with the crusties still on it, it'll drag the bastards through the piercing and that hurts like the dickens.2001 January 10, Nikki, “lip piercing (help!)”, in alt.gothic.fashion (Usenet)
crusty meaning in Malayalam
crusty in Malayalam
- മൊരിഞ്ഞ, ദുശ്ശീലം പിടിച്ച, കട്ടിയുള്ള തോടോടുകൂടിയ
Examples of crusty in a sentence
- Bob: "Hey, this is really nice; much better than that crusty stuff we were using before."
- The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will.
- Here it is poured much thinner, resulting in beautifully crusty edges and a roasted surface.
Synonyms of crusty
Forms of crusty
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | crustier |
| superlative | crustiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | crusties |
| alternative form | crustie |
Origin of crusty
From Middle English crusty, equivalent to crust + -y.
Words formed from crusty
Words that rhyme with crusty
Questions about crusty
- What does crusty mean?
- Crusty means having a crust, especially a thick one.
- What is crusty in Malayalam?
- Crusty in Malayalam is മൊരിഞ്ഞ, ദുശ്ശീലം പിടിച്ച, കട്ടിയുള്ള തോടോടുകൂടിയ. See Crusty meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is crusty?
- Crusty can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce crusty?
- Crusty is pronounced /ˈkɹʌsti/.
Words near crusty in the dictionary
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