Meanings
adjectivecrabfaced (comparative more crabfaced, superlative most crabfaced)
comparative more crabfaced · superlative most crabfaced
- Having a sour, disagreeable expression.
He that's sad, A crab-faced mistress cleave to him for this year!
1619-1623, John Fletcher and Philip Massinger (authors), The Little French Lawyer
Origin
From crab + faced, Relating to being sour in temper as a crab-apple is in taste.
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