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    crabby
    /ˈkrabi/

    adjective

    • 1. irritable: "a rather crabby old man"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRABBY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Crabby is an informal adjective that means easily annoyed and complaining. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crabbyCrabby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Crabby is an informal adjective that means easily irritated, peevish and irritable, or grouchy. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of crabby from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRABBY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Crabby is an informal adjective that means easily annoyed and complaining. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and translations, and find out its origin and pronunciation.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crabbyCRABBY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Crabby is an informal adjective that means grouchy, ill-natured, irritable, or peevish. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of crabby with example sentences from various sources.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crabbyCrabby - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're in a really bad or irritable mood, you can say you're crabby. Loud talking and laughing during a movie might make you crabby. Some unpleasant, bad-tempered people seem to be crabby all the time, while others just become crabby when they're stuck in rush hour traffic.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRABBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone who is crabby is bad-tempered and unpleasant to people. [ informal ] The stress of the early performances is replaced by a state of crabby disaffection.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › crabbyCrabby - definition of crabby by The Free Dictionary

    Crabby means bad-tempered, irritable, or grouchy. It comes from the crab's sideways movement and habit of snapping. Find more definitions, translations, and related words for crabby.