CRUSTY


Meaning of CRUSTY in English

I. crust ‧ y 1 /ˈkrʌsti/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . bread that is crusty is pleasant to eat because it has a hard ↑ crust :

a crusty baguette

2 . informal someone who is crusty is bad-tempered SYN grumpy :

a crusty old man

3 . having a thin dry hard layer of something on the surface:

The lake was ringed by crusty salt deposits.

II. crusty 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural crusties ) [countable] British English informal

a young person with a dirty and untidy appearance, usually one who has no permanent job or home and takes part in protests about protecting the environment

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