crusty
adjective
having a crisp or thick crust.
crustier
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comparativeof crusty.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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For a crustier roll, choose a lean dough.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
The result is something vaguely like a seasoned fry, but a bit crustier and cakier, with a taste of dried onion and black pepper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
Cruz, who is only two years older than O’Rourke but comes across as part of a previous crustier generation, is following the conventional campaign playbook: pumping big money into negative ads attacking his rival’s integrity.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018
“Plays the game the right way” is to baseball attributes as pitchers’ wins are to statistics — quaint, irrelevant and increasingly obsolete, except among a certain subset of generally older and crustier baseball people.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2018
And it was Betty's opinion, delivered very frankly, that Jonathan grew crustier and closer as he got older.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
