Crabby Definition

krăbē
crabbier, crabbiest
adjective
crabbier, crabbiest
Cross and complaining; peevish; ill-tempered.
Webster's New World

Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.

Wiktionary

Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.

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Other Word Forms of Crabby

Adjective

Base Form:
crabby
Comparative:
crabbier
Superlative:
crabbiest

Origin of Crabby

  • crab +‎ -y

    From Wiktionary

Crabby Sentence Examples

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

  • Very protective and family-minded, the sign can sometimes be emotional and crabby.

  • You will be surprised by how a little car karaoke can lighten the mood of crabby passengers.

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

  • Came across a hermit Crab - well a rather crabby old hermit, believed last seen out in public twelve years ago.

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