crusty

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Having a crust, especially a thick one.
2. (figuratively, informal) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
3. (informal) Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.

Noun

1. (British, informal) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
2. (slang) Dried eye mucus.
3. (Ireland, UK, informal) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.

Concepts

croustillant

bourru

hargneux

maussade

tatillon

difficile à satisfaire

Synonymes

crusted

gruff

curmudgeonly

crustlike

encrusted

peevish

crispy

ill-humored

ill-humoured

pettish

flinty

fretful

hard

hard to please

huffy

ill-natured

moody

pissed

pissed off

riled

scabby

steely

stiff

stony

stubbed

stubbly

testaceous

testy

tough

truculent

hard-shelled

scirrhous

short of temper

bad-tempered

roiled

bearish

black

bloody-minded

callous

chuff

cold-hearted

cruel

crunchy

fastidious

Traductions

aksi

huysuz

mürrisch

burbero

crujiente

kabuklu

costroso

κακότροπος

korzelig

nors

krustig

schwer zufriedenzustellend

σκληρός

δύστροπος

schwer zu befriedigend

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɹʌsti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: -

In summary

From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.