Word: crusty
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: crust
y
Definition: Dried eye mucus; a thin mucus naturally discharged from the eyes, nose, or mouth, often during sleep (cf
Morphemes:
Affix: crust
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crusta
Language: la
Decoded: crusta
Meaning: hard outer covering
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.