Antonyms for crabbiest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : krab-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræb i |
Definition of crabbiest
Origin :- 1520s, in now-obsolete sense "crooked, gnarled, rough," from extended sense of crab (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "disagreeable, sour, peevish" is attested from 1776, American English. Both senses were found earlier in crabbed.
- adj in a bad mood
- adj irritable
- Yet some of the very best handlers of men are the crabbiest, crankiest gents in seven states.
- Extract from : « The Knack of Managing » by Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
Synonyms for crabbiest
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- awkward
- bad-tempered
- blunt
- brusque
- captious
- choleric
- chuffy
- churlish
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- cynical
- difficult
- dour
- fretful
- gloomy
- glum
- grouchy
- harsh
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- irritable
- misanthropic
- morose
- mumpish
- nasty-tempered
- peevish
- perverse
- petulant
- prickly
- saturnine
- snappish
- snappy
- sour
- splenetic
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- tart
- testy
- tough
- trying
- unsociable
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