crusty

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having a hardened crust as a covering
  2. adjective brusque and surly and forbidding

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

crusted, encrusted, crustlike

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