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crusty

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  1. 1. a. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. having a hardened crust as a covering Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. brusque and surly and forbidding Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance. 2. Etym: [Possibly a corruption of cursty. Cf. Curst, Curstness.] Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news Shak. Source: webster
  6. 6. Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kindat heart; snappish; peevish; surly.Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news Shak. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 s. brusque and surly and forbidding Source: ecdict

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