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Meanings of crusty in английском

Brusque and surly and forbidding.

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Having a hardened crust as a covering.

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Having a crisp texture, brittle yet tender.

Usage of crusty in английском
1
One hand held fast to the crusty wood better than the other.
Heaven and the heather
2
James had come to quite like the professor, despite his crusty exterior.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
3
Trump also represents the polar opposite of golf's crusty, oft-criticised membership culture.
The Guardian
4
Served with satay, pour over chips or just simply with crusty bread.
Radio NZ
5
His usual crusty manner was quite gone now; he seemed years older.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
6
The crusty irritability that had always poisoned their relationship was suddenly gone.
Romancing miss bronte: a novel
7
In this case it's crusty old Mr Carvelle, played by Dustin Hoffman.
Radio NZ
8
Serves four to six, with some fresh crusty bread alongside, for dunking.
The Guardian
9
The front of her nightie is drying; the crusty stiffness scratches her.
Rabbit, run
10
She is never crusty, and is the untiring playmate of any child.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911
11
It forms a crusty layer with the cheese making it extra tasty!
The South African
12
It really is five million tons. The crusty old bastard was beaming.
For Honor We Stand
13
There's a cursed crusty old Prussian officer here; one Colonel de Trumpetson.
Vivian Grey
14
The live oaks got a crusty look and the sagebrush was gray.
East of eden
15
I love crusty bread and this knife cuts so smoothly through it.
The Guardian
16
The bread, of course, was black war bread, but crusty and fine.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
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