crusty

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CRUSTY, adjective 1. Like crust; of the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance. 2. Peevish; snappish; morose; surly; a word used in familiar discourse, but not deemed elegant.
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