crusty

Meaning

Adj

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

Synonyms

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹʌsti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.