| English adjective: crusty | |||
| 1. | crusty having a hardened crust as a covering | ||
| Synonyms | crusted, crustlike, encrusted | ||
| Similar | covered | ||
| Antonyms | bare | ||
| 2. | crusty brusque and surly and forbidding | ||
| Samples | Crusty remarks. A crusty old man. His curmudgeonly temper. Gruff manner. A gruff reply. | ||
| Synonyms | curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured | ||
| Similar | ill-natured | ||
| Antonyms | good-natured | ||