CRABBED


Meaning of CRABBED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkra-bəd ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, partly from crabbe crustacean, partly from crabbe crab apple

Date: 14th century

1. : marked by a forbidding moroseness

a crabbed view of human nature

2. : difficult to read or understand

crabbed handwriting

Synonyms: see sullen

• crab·bed·ness noun

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