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crusty

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1. crusty - Noun

2. crusty - Adjective

3. crusty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I started my career giving a clinic in bad acting in the film, "The Silver Chalice," and now I'm playing a crusty old man who's an animated automobile [in "Cars"]. That's a creative arc for you, isn't it? Paul Newman

When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier. Patricia Briggs

Anybody who wears their feelings on their sleeve and has a harder, crusty shell - like I do - is definitely protecting an inner sensitivity. Fred Durst

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty. Giada De Laurentiis

Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,” I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. " ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH. Patricia Briggs

When it comes to culture, I'm sort of like Nostradamus if he'd been a handsome, witty minor celebrity with a great head of hair instead of a crusty old dude from the olden days. Milo Yiannopoulos

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