He's a crusty old man.
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Crusty
//ˈkɹʌsti//
Synonyms for "crusty" (151 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
Adjective(1 words)
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Noun(4 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 硬皮的 adj (having a crust)
Dutch
1 entries- nors adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
German
4 entries- Krusten adj (having a crust)
- krustig adj (having a crust)
- mürrisch adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- reizbar adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
Greek
2 entries- κακότροπος adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- ξεροψημένος adj (having a crust)
Portuguese
1 entries- rabugento adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
Russian
2 entries- ершистый adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- корковый adj (having a crust)
Spanish
4 entries- crujiente adj (having a crust)
- crustáceo adj (having a crust)
- de corteza dura adj (having a crust)
- gruñón adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
Turkish
4 entries- aksi adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- geçimsiz adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- huysuz adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
- ters adj (grumpy, short-tempered)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
“When you’re going to a pastry shop or a bakery, there is excitement, like 'let’s go get a treat or a crusty bread',” he says. “I don’t want to take away any of this experience. "
Source: tatoeba (7792731)
Please, apply more strength upon cleaning the insides of the armoires. They're rather crusty.
Source: tatoeba (8098618)
I don't like crusty bread enough that your suggestion appeals to me.
Source: tatoeba (9517908)
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