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crusted.

Having or consisting of a crust.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɹʌstɪd/
  1. Having or consisting of a crust.

  2. Characterized by crusty patches.

  3. Having a hardened or rough demeanor; crusty or gruff.

  4. Extremely conservative; hidebound; firmly established and inflexible.

  5. Of wine, aged and full of sediment.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Anglo-Norman crustebor. Middle English cruste English crust Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English crusted From crust + -ed.

verb/ˈkɹʌstɪd/
  1. simple past and past participle of crust

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Anglo-Norman crustebor. Middle English cruste English crust Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English crusted From crust + -ed.

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