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[ krab-ee ] / ˈkræb i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crabby ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, crab·bi·er, crab·bi·est.Informal. grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; peevish. Origin of crabbyFirst recorded in 1540–50; crab3 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM crabbycrab·bi·ly, adverbcrab·bi·ness, nounWords nearby crabbyCrabb, Crabbe, crabbed, crabber, crabbing, crabby, crab cactus, crab canon, crabeater, crab grass, crab louse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crabbyFor us, this is Louis C.K. and his crabby, melancholic, and profanely funny half-hour comedy. Why Is Louis C.K. So Funny? He Uses Humor as a Moral Compass.|Andrew Romano|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Never underestimate the power of “crabby snacks and homemades.” Oscar Nominations Shockers: Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathryn Bigelow & More|Marlow Stern|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Crabby American billionaires want their money back, writes John Avlon. The Independent Rundown, November 11|Matthew DeLuca|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Time was getting short, and it was no use wasting time on my crabby landlady. My Friend Smith|Talbot Baines Reed
You know, you crabby dear, you wouldn't neglect an old dog or an old pony after it had served you. A Dream of the North Sea|James Runciman Accordingly the Hermit exerted himself to please, and it would really have taken more than three crabby boys to resist him. A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce When the latter arrived he seemed in a crabby frame of mind. Jokes For All Occasions|Anonymous Let us go downstairs after old Crabby is to bed and play some trick on him. The Putnam Hall Rivals|Arthur M. Winfield
British Dictionary definitions for crabby
adjective -bier or -biestCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crabbyacid, acrid, acrimonious, awkward, bad-tempered, blunt, brusque, captious, choleric, churlish, cranky, cross, crotchety, crusty, cynical, difficult, dour, fretful, gloomy, glum |