noun cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.
2. crabbed ·noun obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author.
3. crabbed ·noun characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant;
applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.
4. crabbed ·noun characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical;
applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.