Crabbed Definition

krăbd, krăbĭd
adjective
Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered.
American Heritage
Peevish; morose; cross.
Webster's New World
Hard to understand because intricate or complicated.
Webster's New World
Hard to read or make out because cramped or irregular.
Crabbed handwriting.
Webster's New World
verb

Simple past tense and past participle of crab.

Wiktionary

Origin of Crabbed

  • Middle English from crabbe crab (influenced by crab) crab1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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