crusty

Meanings

• adjective

  Having a hard, rough, and dry surface, especially on bread.

  - "The crusty bread was fresh from the oven."
  - "He spread butter on the crusty rolls."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkɹʌsti/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

gound , sleep , sleepy dust , gruff , harsh , peevish , surly , inferior

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with crusty
rusty , dusty , pasty

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Variants

List of all variants of crusty that leads to same result
crustier , crustiest , crustily , crustiness , crustinesses , crusty

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Etymology

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From Old French cruste, from crus 'crude, raw' + -te, a suffix denoting a covering.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'crusty' is often used to describe the exterior of bread, but it can also be used to describe other things with a hard and rough surface, such as rocks or old furniture.

2. In the 1960s, a group of British musicians called The Crusty Old Men formed, playing traditional English folk music with a modern twist.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bread: Crusty is a term often used to describe the exterior of bread, which is typically hard and dry.

2. Crustacean: While not directly related, the term 'crustacean' shares the same root as 'crusty' and refers to a group of animals with hard outer shells.

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Culture

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In literature, crusty is often used to describe characters who are old, set in their ways, and unapproachable. In art, crusty textures are used to add depth and dimension to paintings.

How to Memorize "crusty"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loaf of bread fresh from the oven, with a hard and rough exterior.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'crusty' with the texture of a loaf of bread or the appearance of an old, unapproachable character.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'CRUSTY' to remember the definition: 'C' for Crusty, 'R' for rough, 'U' for unappetizing, 'S' for solid, 'T' for tough, and 'Y' for yielding.

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