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Dictionary: crust·y   (krŭs') pronunciation
 
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Having, resembling, or being a crust.
  2. Rough or surly in manner. See synonyms at gruff.
crustily crust'i·ly adv.
crustiness crust'i·ness n.
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Antonyms: crusty
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adj

Definition: brittle on outside
Antonyms: flexible, pliable, pliant, soft, soggy

adj

Definition: irritable, often due to old age
Antonyms: cheerful, happy, nice, pleasant


 
WordNet: crusty
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having a hardened crust as a covering
  Synonyms: crusted, encrusted, crustlike

Meaning #2: brusque and surly and forbidding
  Synonyms: curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured


 
Translations: Crusty
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med sprød skorpe, fræk, vranten, knotten
n. - hård banan

Nederlands (Dutch)
knapperig, korstachtig, nors

Français (French)
adj. - croustillant, grincheux
n. - marginal, anti-conformiste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - barsch, knusprig
n. - Krustigkeit, Rauheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - με κρούστα, τραγανιστός, ξεροψημένος, (μτφ.) αψίθυμος, ευέξαπτος

Italiano (Italian)
burbero, croccante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritável, com crostas

Русский (Russian)
сварливый, покрытый коркой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malhumorado, irritable, crujiente
n. - persona malhumorada, sujeto irritable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överdragen m skorpa, skorpartad, sur (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有硬壳的, 脾气暴躁的, 顽固的, 污垢

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有硬殼的, 脾氣暴躁的, 頑固的
n. - 污垢

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 외각이 있는, 까다로운, 무뚝뚝한
n. - 유랑 하는 젊은이, 고전적 가치를 부인하는 방랑아

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 外皮のある, 気難しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طازج (خبز), سريع الغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשה-קליפה, קשוח, רגזן‬
n. - ‮נווד צעיר חסר-בית דל במראהו ודוחה את הערכים המקובלים‬


 
 
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