Meanings
comparative crabbier · superlative crabbiest
- Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
- 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 - Crabbed; difficult or perplexing.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveannoyed and irritable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with crabby
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