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verkrustet

encrusted, covered in a hard crust

adjective fer-KROOS-tet Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

rigid and hidebound (figurative)

Usage Note

Verkrustet describes a surface covered by a hard, dried-on crust — dried blood, old paint, scale. Verkrustete Wunden (crusted wounds), verkrustete Töpfe (encrusted pots). Figuratively, verkrustete Strukturen describes institutions that have become rigid and resistant to change.

Examples

"Der verkrustete Topf musste lange eingeweicht werden, bevor er sauber wurde."

Natural Translation

The encrusted pot had to soak for a long time before it came clean.

Literal Translation

The encrusted pot had to be soaked long before it became clean.

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