crusty
adjective
having a crisp or thick crust.
crustiness
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a word derived from
crusty.
Example Sentences
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I love, love, love bread, specifically baguettes, which need to have the right amount of crustiness on the outside and softness on the inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
By scaling down the quantities, the crust became a smidge thinner for increased crustiness.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2021
Bless that ole gal, her crustiness gives me hope.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
But that doesn’t stop folks from trying to summon up that magnetic combination of cheese, dough and the benign crustiness of several generations of Italian Americans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2019
In this condition he affords an excellent example of a self-involved philosopher, defending himself from the annoyance of the world by a stoical crustiness, and seeking all his enjoyment within his own centre.
From Journal of an African Cruiser by Nathaniel Hawthorne
