Definitions for: Crabbed

[adj] perversely irritable

Webster (1913) Definition: Crab"bed (kr?b"b?d), a. [See Crab,n.]
1. Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or
moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings,
disposition, or manners.

Crabbed age and youth can not live together. --Shak.

2. Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; --
applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.

3. Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed
author. ``Crabbed eloquence.'' --Chaucer.

How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and
crabbed, as dull fools suppose. --Milton.

4. Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting. --
Crab"bed*ly, adv. -- Crab"bed*ness, n.

Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-natured, ill-tempered

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