crusty
adjective
having a crisp or thick crust.
crustily
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a word derived from
crusty.
Example Sentences
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Golden Rules for Conductors" the maestro admonished crustily: "Remember, you are not playing for your own fun, you are playing for the enjoyment of the audience .
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, turned in by an informer and indicted for tax evasion, the doctor was crustily waiting to see how much Uncle Sam would grab.
From Time Magazine Archive
Frosty Troy, editor of the crustily independent Oklahoma Observer, agrees.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mabel Smith, town clerk and treasurer, a sturdy, pugnacious widow who between meetings virtually runs Mount Vernon, crustily invited any doubters to check the receipts at the bank.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You can speak a little louder," he said, somewhat crustily.
From More Cargoes 1897 by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
