crusty

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, equivalent to crust +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌsti/ Rhymes: -ʌsti === Adjective === crusty (comparative crustier, superlative crustiest) Having a crust, especially a thick one. (informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature. Synonyms: gruff, peevish, surly, harsh (informal) Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound. Synonym: inferior ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === crusty (plural crusties) (chiefly UK, informal) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness. (slang) Dried eye mucus. Synonyms: (UK dialectal) gound, sleep, (informal) sleepy dust 2005, Jeffrey Dinsmore, I, an Actress: The Autobiography of Karen Jamey, Contemporary Press, →ISBN, page 51: I wiped the crusties from my eyes, threw on a sundress, and wandered out into the living room. (chiefly UK and Ireland, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance. (slang) Dried blood or serous fluid buildup following body piercing. ==== Alternative forms ==== crustie ==== See also ==== cruddy crufty === References === “crusty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “crusty”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "crusty" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002) "crusty (adj. easily annoyed)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) "crusty (n. an unwashed person)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) “crusty”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) === Anagrams === curtsy