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    CRABBY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: crabbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, crabbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: crabbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: crabbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Annoyed and irritableplay

    Synonyms:

    bad-tempered; crabbed; crabby; cross; fussy; grouchy; grumpy; ill-tempered

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

    Derivation:

    crab (a quarrelsome grouch)

    crabbiness (a disposition to be ill-tempered)

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