crusty
adjective
having a crisp or thick crust.
crustily
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a word derived from
crusty.
Example Sentences
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Since Margaret Mitchell's death in 1949, however, the novelist's older brother, Stephens, had zealously guarded his sister's estate, crustily rebuffing all requests for sequel rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Once a reporter asked for a typewriter he had seen buried in the office, and Heiskell crustily denied that it was there.
From Time Magazine Archive
I don't remember anything about it," says the British chap, crustily; "but I suppose you told that part of the story when I was asleep.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by R. H. (Robert Henry) Newell
