as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
a crusty old fisherman who doesn't care to have his picture taken with silly tourists
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Recent Examples of crusty
Serve it with crusty bread and more beer for a true Super Bowl win.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Serve with a chunk of crusty bread and the white wine used for cooking.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and crusty bread.
—Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
For crusty bread, take off the foil and pop the loaf in the oven for no more than five minutes to crisp up the crust.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crusty
Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
Serve with a chunk of crusty bread and the white wine used for cooking.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and crusty bread.
—Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
For crusty bread, take off the foil and pop the loaf in the oven for no more than five minutes to crisp up the crust.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crusty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusty
Adjective
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Alsup, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, has presided over many high-profile cases and is known for his blunt talk.—
JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Justin Bieber let fans in on his smoke break Thursday (Feb. 27), with the star sharing a carefree video of himself enjoying what appears to be a blunt or cigar while jamming out to Don Toliver on Instagram Stories.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The gruff but beloved Hackman was among the most accomplished actors of his generation, appearing as villains, heroes and antiheroes in dozens of dramas, comedies and action films from the 1960s until his retirement in the early 2000s.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The abrupt methodological switch to the CPM resulted in over $9 billion worth of section 482 allocations and deficiencies of about $3.4 billion for the three-year period.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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He was injured almost immediately in the fall of 2018 and didn’t return until February; by that time Cleveland was already in stage 1 of a painful (but, ultimately, short) rebuild.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Gaethje also fell short in his second try at winning the UFC 155-pound belt, dropping a submission to Charles Oliveira for the vacant title in May 2022.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schlossberg, who is late President John F. Kennedy’s grandson and an outspoken Democratic advocate, has previously criticized Kennedy Jr. for being vocal about his anti-vaccine perspective.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Both Starmer and Macron have sought to balance their yearslong outspoken support for Zelenskyy with the need to retain good relations with the United States.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump administration in support of the anti-immigration far right.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the first season, the series wondered what would happen if therapist Jimmy, despondent after becoming a widower, started giving his patients brusque, confrontational advice on how to deal with their problems.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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There were abrasive, curt interviews with the media.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Before Rocky could reply, Rihanna interjected with a curt reaction.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Crusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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