Definition of crusty Crusty

/kɹʌˈsti/ - [krustee] - crust•y

We found 11 definitions of crusty from 5 different sources.

What does crusty mean?

Adjective crusty, crustier, crustiest
crusty - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
		curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured
		ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
crusty - having a hardened crust as a covering
		crusted, encrusted, crustlike
		covered overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony"

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crusty (Noun)
A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
crusty (Noun)
Dried eye mucus.
crusty (Noun)
A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
crusty (Adjective)
Pertaining to or having a crust, as, for example, in the case of bread.
crusty (Adjective)
Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature; peevish, surly, harsh.

crusty (a.)
Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
crusty (a.)
Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.