adjective Etymology: Middle English, partly from crabbe crustacean, partly from crabbe crab apple Date: 14th century marked by a forbidding moroseness , difficult to read or understand , see: sullen ~ness noun
CRABBED
Meaning of CRABBED in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012