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crusty

5 definitions • 5 examples

1

having a hard outer layer:

Examples:

fresh, crusty bread

2

(especially of older people) complaining and easily annoyed:

Examples:

a crusty old man

3

a young person who does not live in a way that society considers normal, typically with untidy or dirty clothes and hair, and no regular job or permanent home:

Examples:

Lots of crusties came into town for the festival.

4

unhappy and easily annoyed:

Examples:

He’s a crusty, old bachelor who lives alone.

5

having a hard outer covering :

Examples:

fresh, crusty bread

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