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crusty

adjective

Brusque and surly and forbidding

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Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
RU
Scrabble score
11

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adjective

  1. Brusque and surly and forbidding

    “Crusty remarks”

adjective

  1. Having a hardened crust as a covering

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Crusty remarks
A crusty old man
His curmudgeonly temper
Gruff manner
A gruff reply

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