crabbedness

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noun

The state or quality of being crabbed.

Similar
crabbinesscrossness
OriginMiddle English crabbednes →
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Meanings

nouncrabbedness (usually uncountable, plural crabbednesses)

plural crabbednesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being crabbed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disposition to be ill-tempered

Similar
crabbinesscrossness
Broader
ill nature
Also see
crabbinesscrossness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcrabbednes
  2. Englishcrabbedness

From Middle English crabbednes; equivalent to crabbed + -ness.

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APA

crabbedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedness

MLA

“crabbedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crabbedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabbedness.

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