Meanings
adverbcrabbedly (comparative more crabbedly, superlative most crabbedly)
comparative more crabbedly · superlative most crabbedly
- In a crabbed manner.
Origin
- Middle Englishcrabbidly
- Englishcrabbedly
From Middle English crabbidly; equivalent to crabbed + -ly.
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APA
crabbedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedly
MLA
“crabbedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crabbedly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedly.
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