# crusty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɹʌsti/ · frequency rank #28,503

## Definitions
1. Having a crust, especially a thick one.
2. Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
3. Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.

## Etymology
From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **cushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusty-vs-cushy)
- **crush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crush-vs-crusty)
- **crust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crust-vs-crusty)
- **crest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crest-vs-crusty)
- **Crist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crist-vs-crusty)
- **county** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/county-vs-crusty)
- **Crosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crosby-vs-crusty)
- **crispy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crispy-vs-crusty)
- **crafty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crafty-vs-crusty)
- **Cristo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cristo-vs-crusty)
- **crests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crests-vs-crusty)
- **Crusoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusoe-vs-crusty)
- **crusts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusts-vs-crusty)
- **crummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crummy-vs-crusty)
- **cruelty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cruelty-vs-crusty)
- **Christy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christy-vs-crusty)
- **crusted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crusted-vs-crusty)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccrusty`, `crrusty`, `crsuty`, `crussty`, `crustty`, `crustyy`, `crusyt`, `crutsy`, `cursty`, `rcusty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crusty