Synonyms for crabbed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : krab-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkræb ɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for crabbed Other synonyms for the word crabbed
Définition of crabbed
Origin :- late 14c., literally "resembling a crab," in reference to crookedness, from crab (n.1). Of taste "bitter, harsh," late 14c., from crab (n.2). Meaning "peevish" is attested from 1560s, in reference to a crab's combative disposition.
- adj ill-tempered
- But the crabbed, cruel uncle turns him away also, and bolts the door.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- The times were harsh and crabbed, and the song they yielded was like unto themselves.
- Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
- He's crabbed on the drink question; that's why he settled in Colorado Springs.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- He studied the crabbed handwriting of its pages and often grew meditative over it.
- Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad
- That made me real happy; for I am not a crabbed old bachelor by any means.
- Extract from : « Neighbor Nelly Socks » by Sarah L. Barrow
- "Don't be crabbed, my boy," said the other, who was very coolly fixing his flint.
- Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Be pleasant, don't be cross and crabbed because someone else in the household is not pleasant.
- Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
- He was a crabbed old fellow, and all the boys got to hate him.
- Extract from : « The Marx He Knew » by John Spargo
- No, I will play ‘Crabbed Age,’” she decided, “and youth shall sing it.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
- I am crabbed and prejudiced and critical, and I dislike irregularity.
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
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