- (n.) Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; -- applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.
- (n.) Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author.
- (n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition or manners.
- (n.) Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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