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crabbed Definition

crab·bed (krab′id)

adjective

  1. peevish; morose; cross
  2. hard to understand because intricate or complicated
  3. hard to read or make out because cramped or irregular crabbed handwriting

Etymology: < crab, infl. by crab

crabbed Related Forms

crab′·bedly adverb crab′·bed·ness noun

crabbed* Synonyms

crabbed*

modif.

  1. Sour-tempered

    grouchy, peevish, perverse; see irritable.

  2. Difficult to understand

    unreadable, intricate, scribbled; see illegible, obscure 1.