Donna Brazile

As the civil rights struggle progressed, Americans responded to the justice of the cause, shedding layers of the crusty armor that shielded the white majority from contact with its large black minority. There are layers left. It feels so much better to be on good terms with one another.

American Politician

Patricia Briggs

When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.

American Writer

Nargis Fakhri

I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.

American Actress

Nathan Myhrvold

The simplest fix for better grilling is to line the inside of your barbecue with tin foil. It dramatically affects how evenly the heat is distributed. That crusty black hibachi or Weber grill is doing your food no favors.

American Businessman

Erika Jayne

You have to have Aquaphor, because you don't want a crusty, dry mouth, and this, in my opinion, is the best. It wears well, it's a great base for any type of lip gloss, lipstick, anything like that.

Milo Yiannopoulos

When it comes to culture, I'm sort of like Nostradamus if he'd been a handsome, witty minor celebrity with a great head of hair instead of a crusty old dude from the olden days.

British Activist

Jared Isaacman

We didn't want to sound like an old and crusty financial institution. We wanted to sound like we were fast moving and that we had this killer technology that was also safe.

Fred Durst

Anybody who wears their feelings on their sleeve and has a harder, crusty shell - like I do - is definitely protecting an inner sensitivity.

American Musician

Giada De Laurentiis

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.

American Chef

Nina Agdal

Danish Model

Describes food that has a satisfyingly crunchy or firm texture.

Food Texture

Often used positively when referring to food to suggest a desirable quality.

Positive Connotation

Indicates someone's irritable or abrasive personality or mood at a given time.

Mood Descriptor

Mostly used in casual speech; may not be suitable for formal contexts.

Colloquial Usage

Sometimes can stereotype older people as being perpetually bad-tempered.

Age Stereotype

Refers to a subgenre of punk music noted for its intense and uncompromising style.

Music Genre

Associated with urban and underground music scenes, often linked with a DIY ethos.

Urban Culture

Implies an object has a layer of dirt or age, giving it a specific worn look.

Visual Impact

Suggests lack of maintenance or care, often leading to a deteriorated state.

Neglected Appearance

 We finished everything on the spacewalk and when we came back inside, Jeff got some cotton batting and took the crusty stuff around my eyes, and it turned out it was just the anti-fog, sort of a mixture of oil and soap, that got in my eye. And now we use Johnson's No More Tears,

What I learned from...

 and they don't stay in this helmet mounds for life crusty ones do you want to know that I really related to rodents I don't think so that they're related to

Crusty