Encrusted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of encrust form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an incrustation.

    "Here the appearance at the head of the train of a grime-encrusted Eastern Region "K3" 2-6-0, No. 61967, did nothing to raise the spirits of the recorder; [...]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a hardened crust as a covering wordnet

Synonyms

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crustatedcrustedcrustlikecrustlikecrusty

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"I slipped into an ice encrusted puddle."

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