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crustily, adv.|ˈkrʌstɪlɪ| Also 6 crustely. [f. crusty + -ly2.] †a. After the manner of, or as a crust (obs.). b. In a ‘crusty’ manner; crabbedly, snappishly (colloq.).
1578Banister Hist. Man. i. 20 A Cartilage, crustely coueryng either side. 1730–6Bailey (folio), Crustily, peevishly. 1749Mrs. R. Goadby Carew (ed. 2) 229 The Parson..very crustily told him, He had lost his Dog. 1840Hood Up the Rhine 5 [He] asked..rather crustily if he could name a single instance [etc.]. |