crabbed

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkræbɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkræbɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krab′id)

From the verb crab: (⇒ conjugate)
crabbed is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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crabbed
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Sour-tempered
Synonyms:
grouchy, peevish, perverse, irritable, sour-tempered, bad-tempered Collocations, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, moody Collocations, irascible, sullen Collocations, surly, crabby, cranky Collocations, crusty, cantankerous, grumpy Collocations, grumbling, sulky, sulking, testy, tetchy, touchy Collocations, snappy
Sense: Difficult to understand
Synonyms:
unreadable, intricate Collocations, scribbled, illegible, obscure Collocations, scrawled, indecipherable, garbled


crab
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: A short-tailed or soft-tailed crustacean
Synonyms:
podothalmian, seafood Collocations, shellfish Collocations, crustacean, soft-shell crab, Cancer Collocations, Brachyura (Latin), Anomura (Latin), arthropod, sea creature, hermit crab, crab lice, animal Collocations
Sense: A grouchy person
Synonyms:
complainer, grumbler, grump, bellyacher, grouch, grumpyguts (slang), curmudgeon, sourpuss (slang), whiner, whinger, moaner (slang)


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