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crabby

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crab·by  (krb)
adj. crab·bi·er, crab·bi·est Informal
Grouchy; ill-tempered.
crabbi·ly adv.
crabbi·ness n.
crabby [ˈkræbɪ]
adj -bier, -biest
bad-tempered
crabby, crabbed - Crabby and crabbed derive from a crab's sideways movement and habit of snapping (thought to suggest a perverse or irritable nature).
See also related terms for perverse.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crabby - annoyed and irritable
fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, crabbed, cross
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
crabby
adjective bad-tempered, acid, irritable, cross, awkward, sour, prickly, snappy, surly, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, grouchy (informal), unsociable, misanthropic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, nasty-tempered Our grandmother was a crabby, bossy old woman.
Translations
crabby [ˈkræbɪ] ADJ → malhumorado, hosco
crabby [ˈkræbi] adj → grincheux/euse
crabby
adj (+er) person → griesgrämig, mürrisch
crabby [ˈkræbɪ] crabbed [ˈkræbɪd] adj (fam) → acido/a, scontroso/a
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