crabbed

[ krab-id, krabd ]

/ ˈkræb ɪd, kræbd /

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adjective

grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; churlish.

perverse; contrary; obstinate.

hard to understand; intricate and obscure.

difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting.

Origin of crabbed

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at crab³, -ed³

SYNONYMS FOR crabbed

1 cross, peevish, cantankerous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM crabbed

crab·bed·ly, adverbcrab·bed·ness, noun

Words nearby crabbed

craal, crab, crab apple, Crabb, Crabbe, crabbed, crabber, crabbing, crabby, crab cactus, crab canon

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Example sentences from the Web for crabbed

Nobody wanted to hand a plum invasion spot to some fat egghead from a snooty rag, he crabbed.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day|Timothy M. Gay|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then they were in the very middle of a crabbed pamphlet, in which Ivan's superior knowledge of German had been invaluable.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances|Juliana Horatia Ewing
I am crabbed and prejudiced and critical, and I dislike irregularity.
Short Stories of Various Types|Various
"I dond pelief dot boy vos harmed by der men dot hadt idt dis room," declared the crabbed old man.
The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code|John Henry Goldfrap, AKA Captain Wilbur Lawton

As far as any one knew the crabbed old man never spoke to his devoted neighbour, but she had never complained.
At the Crossroads|Harriet T. Comstock
Did you ever start in the morning feeling cross and crabbed?
Nuggets of the New Thought|William Walker Atkinson,

British Dictionary definitions for crabbed

crabbed

/ (ˈkræbɪd) /

adjective

surly; irritable; perverse

(esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher

Derived forms of crabbed

crabbedly, adverbcrabbedness, noun

Word Origin for crabbed

C13: probably from crab 1 (from its wayward gait), influenced by crab (apple) (from its tartness)

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单词	crabbed
释义	crabbed [ krab-id, krabd ] / ˈkræb ɪd, kræbd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crabbed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; churlish. perverse; contrary; obstinate. hard to understand; intricate and obscure. difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting. Origin of crabbed Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at crab³, -ed³ SYNONYMS FOR crabbed 1 cross, peevish, cantankerous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR crabbed ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM crabbed crab·bed·ly, adverbcrab·bed·ness, noun Words nearby crabbed craal, crab, crab apple, Crabb, Crabbe, crabbed, crabber, crabbing, crabby, crab cactus, crab canon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crabbed Nobody wanted to hand a plum invasion spot to some fat egghead from a snooty rag, he crabbed. The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day\|Timothy M. Gay\|June 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Then they were in the very middle of a crabbed pamphlet, in which Ivan's superior knowledge of German had been invaluable. Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances\|Juliana Horatia Ewing I am crabbed and prejudiced and critical, and I dislike irregularity. Short Stories of Various Types\|Various "I dond pelief dot boy vos harmed by der men dot hadt idt dis room," declared the crabbed old man. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code\|John Henry Goldfrap, AKA Captain Wilbur Lawton As far as any one knew the crabbed old man never spoke to his devoted neighbour, but she had never complained. At the Crossroads\|Harriet T. Comstock Did you ever start in the morning feeling cross and crabbed? Nuggets of the New Thought\|William Walker Atkinson, British Dictionary definitions for crabbed crabbed / (ˈkræbɪd) / adjective surly; irritable; perverse (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher Derived forms of crabbed crabbedly, adverbcrabbedness, noun Word Origin for crabbed C13: probably from crab 1 (from its wayward gait), influenced by crab (apple) (from its tartness) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to crabbed These Words Describe Cancers PerfectlyThe end of June doesn't only usher in summer. It's Cancer season as well, and we have just the words for all the really enthusiastic Cancers out there. READ MORE Words related to crabbed cross, bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabby, cranky, disagreeable, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy
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