There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured
(adjective) brusque and surly and forbidding; “crusty remarks”; “a crusty old man”; “his curmudgeonly temper”; “gruff manner”; “a gruff reply”
crusted, encrusted, crusty, crustlike
(adjective) having a hardened crust as a covering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crustiest
superlative form of crusty: most crusty
Source: Wiktionary
Crust"y (-), a.
1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
2. Etym: [Possibly a corruption of cursty. Cf. Curst, Curstness.]
Definition: Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly. Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.