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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Crustiness

/(-ĭ-nĕs)/ · Crust·i·ness · IPA
01 n. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.
  1. 1.
    The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.
  2. 2.
    The quality of being crusty or surly.
    “Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness.” W. Irving.