Crabbed

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kræbd/
• Rhymes: -æbd

Origin

Full definition of crabbed

Adjective

1. Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
2. Cramped, bent.
• 1800(?) Robert Southey, WinterA wrinkled crabbed man they picture thee,Old Winter, with a rugged beard as greyAs the long moss upon the apple-tree;
3. (of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.

Derived terms

• crabbedly
• crabbedness

Verb

1. crabbed

   (past of crab)