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   crabbed

   /ˈkrabɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of handwriting) very small and difficult to decipher: "his handwriting is crabbed and hideous" Similar crampedbadshakyscribbledspiderylabouredillegibleunreadableindecipherableOpposite boldclear
   • ▪ (of style) contorted and difficult to understand: "crabbed legal language"
   • 2. bad-tempered: "a crabbed, unhappy middle age" Similar irritablefractiousfretfulcrosspetulantpettishcrabbycrotchetycantankerouscurmudgeonlydisagreeablemiserablemorosepepperyon edgeedgyimpatientcomplainingquerulousbittermoodyin a bad moodgrumpyhuffyscratchyout of sortsout of temperill-temperedbad-temperedill-naturedill-humouredpeevishsullensurlysulkysourchurlishtouchytestytetchysnappishwaspishpricklycrustybiliousliverishdyspepticspleneticcholericinformal:snappychippygrouchycrankynarkyrattyeggywhingywhingeinglike a bear with a sore headsoreheadsoreheadedpeckishsnakydated:miffyOpposite sweet-naturedeasy-goingcharming

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, wayward’): from crab1, because of the crab's sideways gait and habit of snapping.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crabbedly adverb
   • 2. crabbedness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRABBED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CRABBED definition: 1. Crabbed writing is written too closely together and therefore difficult to read. 2. Crabbed…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crabbedCrabbed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : marked by a forbidding moroseness. a crabbed view of human nature. 2. : difficult to read or understand. crabbed handwriting. crabbedness noun. Choose the Right Synonym for crabbed. sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › crabbedCRABBED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Crabbed definition: grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; churlish. . See examples of CRABBED used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crabbedCrabbed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Crabbed describes someone who is grumpy, or irritable, or has a generally crotchety attitude. The word crabbed originally meant “resembling a crab” and also takes part of its meaning from the sour-tasting crab apple.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › crabbedCrabbed - definition of crabbed by The Free Dictionary

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   Define crabbed. crabbed synonyms, crabbed pronunciation, crabbed translation, English dictionary definition of crabbed. adj. 1. Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered. 2. Difficult to understand; complicated. 3. Difficult to read; cramped: crabbed handwriting....

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRABBED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. surly; irritable; perverse 2. (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCRABBED - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. surly; irritable; perverse. [...] 2. (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher. [...] More. Synonyms of 'crabbed' • unreadable, laboured, squeezed, awkward [...] • bad-tempered, trying, difficult, cross [...] More. Examples of 'crabbed' in a sentence.