Having a crust, especially a thick one.
No one was there. But there was a cloth spread upon the table that stood against the wall, and a cover was laid for one, with a crusty brown loaf and a bottle of wine beside the plate
Of very low quality; crude visuals or harsh, granular sound.
The door opened with a crusty squeak that echoed in the silent room.
From Middle English, equivalent to crust + -y.
Select a language to see translations
A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment attitudes and an unkempt appearance.
The Spirals are part of the crossover between the rave scene and the ‘crusty’ subculture—crusties being squat-dwelling anarcho-hippy-punk types named after their matted dreadlocks and post-apocalyptic garb.