crustilyadv.
/ˈkrʌstɪli/ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [adverb] > as a crust
crustily1736
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Crustily, peevishly.
?1750 Apol. Life Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew (ed. 2) xiii. 229 The Parson..very crustily told him, He had lost his Dog.
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 5 [He] asked..rather crustily, if he could name a single instance [etc.].
b. In a ‘crusty’ manner; crabbedly, snappishly. colloquial.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adverb]
crabbedlya1420
cursedly1430
currishly1519
thrawnlya1522
crustily1578
scurvily1608
shrewishlya1616
doggedly?c1663
ungenially1858
crankily1864
ill-naturedly1865
cantankerously1868
dourly1871
grumpily1882
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 20 A Cartilage, crustely coueryng either side.
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