Crusty

['krʌstɪ] or ['krʌsti]

Definition

(adj.) brusque and surly and forbidding; 'crusty remarks'; 'a crusty old man'; 'his curmudgeonly temper'; 'gruff manner'; 'a gruff reply' .

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Definition

(a.) Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.

(a.) Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, snappish, peevish, fretful, petulant, cross, churlish, crabbed, froward, surly, morose, cynical, snarling, ill-tempered.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

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