Modifying Another Word

• so: So why have you been so crabby and a touch uptight?

• slightly: It can make you slightly crabby, slightly short tempered, so drink lots.

Modifies a noun

• woman: A crabby old woman, not very wise, uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes.

Used with adjective complement

• get: If I go too long without diving, I tend to get very crabby!