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Crusty synonyms

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cross
Showing ill humor; annoyed.
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  1. Showing ill humor; annoyed.
  2. Involving reciprocal actions, etc.
  3. Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting:
harsh
Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
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  1. Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
  2. Severe, cruel, or exacting:
  3. Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
surly
Bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil
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  1. Bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil
  2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  3. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous:
scornful
Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
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  1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
  2. Filled with or showing scorn or contempt
abrupt
Unexpectedly sudden:
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  1. Unexpectedly sudden:
  2. (Botany) Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate:
  3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions:
blunt
Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
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  1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
  2. Having a dull edge or point; not sharp
  3. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech:
brief
Using relatively few words; concise
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  1. Using relatively few words; concise
  2. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
  3. Short in length
brusque
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
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  1. Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
  2. Rough and abrupt in manner or speech; curt
curt
Brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque
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  1. Brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque
  2. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner:
  3. (Archaic) Short or shortened
gruff
Having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
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  1. Having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
  2. Rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude
  3. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance:
short
Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
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  1. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
  2. Lasting a brief time:
  3. (--- popularly) Not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
short-spoken
Using only a few words; laconic
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  1. Using only a few words; laconic
  2. Brief to the point of rudeness; curt
  3. Given to shortness or abruptness in manner or speech; curt.
Find another word for crusty. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for crusty, like: cross, harsh, surly, scornful, irritable, rude, sarcastic, abrupt, blunt, brief and brusque.

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  • "Ah, but you are a crusty fellow, friend!" said the count.

  • I have frequently seen a poet withdraw, having enjoyed the most valuable part of a farm, while the crusty farmer supposed that he had got a few wild apples only.

  • There were exotic cheeses, a crusty baguette, hard salami and melon wrapped in prosciutto.

  • Pasta - Toss in a variety of pastas, assorted sauces, wine, cheeses, a cheese grater, crusty bread, and dipping sauce in a colorful ceramic bowl suitable for serving the completed meal.

  • Sangria is the drink of casual summer dining and goes well with grilled meats but it also is a delicious accompaniment to spicy foods, traditional Spanish tapas, and crusty breads.

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