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crusty

[kruhs-tee] / ˈkrʌs ti /
ADJECTIVE
irritable, often due to old age
Synonyms
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brusque cranky gruff irascible prickly sarcastic
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abrupt bluff blunt brief cantankerous captious choleric crabbed crabby cross curt dour harsh ill-humored peevish saturnine scornful short short-tempered snappish snarling snippety snippy splenetic surly testy touchy vinegary
Antonyms
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cheerful happy kind nice pleasant polite
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flexible pliable pliant soft soggy
ADJECTIVE
brittle on outside
Synonyms
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crisp crispy
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crunchy friable hard short well-baked well-done
Antonyms
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cheerful flexible happy nice pleasant pliable pliant soft soggy

Example Sentences

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There is no proven link between the "uniquely colourful and crusty" speeches of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and the murders he is accused of, his defence lawyer told the International Criminal Court on Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

On Saturday, locals carrying protest signs and occasionally blowing whistles patrolled streets under gray skies with patches of crusty snow piled up at corners, looking for ICE convoys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Mr. James also has a challenging role as the crusty salt who curses “dat ole davil sea” almost as many times as Hickey drones on about “pipe dreams” in “The Iceman Cometh.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Right on top of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, on a bed of soft scrambled eggs, and on a piece of crusty French bread with a thick shmear of butter.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

For breakfast my parents often made their ochazuke—green tea mixed with rice—from the crusty old rice at the bottom of the pot.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata