crabby

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/ˈkɹæb.i/

adjective

Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivecrabby (comparative crabbier, superlative crabbiest)

comparative crabbier · superlative crabbiest

  1. Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
  2. Abounding with crabs.

    As for animal life, this is the "Crabbiest Place in the World," where 20 land and intertidal crabs range from tiny beach dwellers to the chunky robber crabs that crack coconuts with their massive claws.

    2009, Holly Smith, Perth, Western Australia & the Outback, page 58
  3. Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.

    "You're not crabby, are you?" "No, no, not at all. I think I'll go."

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Czech nabručený, rozmrzelý
  • nabručenýirritated
  • rozmrzelýirritated
  • nevrlýirritated
French grincheux, de mauvais poil
  • grincheuxirritated
  • de mauvais poilirritated
Māori ngutu komekome, komekome
  • ngutu komekomeirritated
  • komekomeirritated
Polish zrzędliwy, marudny
  • zrzędliwyirritated
  • marudnyirritated
Portuguese ranzinza
  • ranzinzairritated
Spanish malgeniado
  • malgeniadoirritated

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APA

crabby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabby

MLA

“crabby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crabby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crabby.

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