crustily
In crabby fashion
In a crusty manner—irritably, gruffly, or with bad-tempered shortness: He crustily dismissed the suggestion, "Get off my lawn," the old man said crustily.
The word suggests the hardened exterior of someone who has grown impatient with social niceties.
In an abrupt manner
- curtlyRudely brief in speech
- bluntlySpeaking without diplomacy
- grufflyIn a rough manner
- snappishlyIn an irritable way
tersely · abruptly · shortly · sharply · surly · churlishly · cantankerously · testily
In an ill-tempered manner
- crabbilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- grumpilyIn an ill-tempered manner
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
- testilyIn irritated manner
snappishly · querulously · irascibly · fretfully · touchily · waspishly · fractiously · petulantly
brusquely
In an abrupt manner
snappishly · tersely · abruptly · shortly · sharply · surly · churlishly · cantankerously · testily · peevishly
grouchily
In an ill-tempered manner
testily · snappishly · querulously · irascibly · fretfully · touchily · waspishly · fractiously · petulantly · sullenly
weathered
Eroded by exposure
creakily · stiffly · old-fashionedly · quaintly · mustily · stuffily · crankily · curmudgeonly
crustilycheerfully
In a glad manner
pleasantly · brightly · sunnily · jovially · merrily
crustilypatiently
With tolerant composure
tolerantly · forbearingly · understandingly · indulgently · flexibly