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Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.
Frederick Pollock

Meaning of "crabbed" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRABBED

Probably from crab1 (from its wayward gait), influenced by crab(apple) (from its tartness).
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRABBED

crabbed  [ˈkræbɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRABBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crabbed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CRABBED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crabbed in the English dictionary

The definition of crabbed in the dictionary is surly; irritable; perverse. Other definition of crabbed is cramped and hard to decipher.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRABBED


bid
bɪd
biddy-bid
ˈbɪdɪˌbɪd
carabid
ˈkærəbɪd
cebid
ˈsiːbɪd
comorbid
kəʊˈmɔːbɪd
counterbid
ˈkaʊntəˌbɪd
forbid
fəˈbɪd
Irbid
ˈɪrbɪd
morbid
ˈmɔːbɪd
outbid
ˌaʊtˈbɪd
overbid
ˌəʊvəˈbɪd
prebid
priːˈbɪd
rabid
ˈræbɪd
re-bid
riːˈbɪd
tabid
ˈtæbɪd
turbid
ˈtɜːbɪd
underbid
ˌʌndəˈbɪd
unforbid
ˌʌnfəˈbɪd
unturbid
ʌnˈtɜːbɪd
verbid
ˈvɜːbɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRABBED

crab
crab apple
crab cancrizans
crab canon
crab grass
crab louse
Crab Nebula
crab stick
Crabbe
crabbedly
crabbedness
crabber
crabbier
crabbiest
crabbily
crabbiness
crabbing
crabby
crabeater
crablike

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRABBED

abbed
blabbed
confabbed
dabbed
drabbed
dubbed
gabbed
grabbed
jabbed
nabbed
ribbed
robbed
rubbed
scabbed
scrubbed
slabbed
stabbed
subbed
swabbed
tabbed

Synonyms and antonyms of crabbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRABBED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crabbed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of crabbed

Translation of «crabbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRABBED

Find out the translation of crabbed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crabbed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crabbed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乖张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crabbed
570 millions of speakers

English

crabbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crabbed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

crabbed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crabbed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

revêche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crabbed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mürrisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

判読しにくい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crabbed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crabbed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay quạu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிக்கவோ புரிந்து கொள்ளவோ முடியாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खवळलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

darmadağın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisbetico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crabbed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратівливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu de înțeles
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακόκεφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewrongen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trätte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crabbed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crabbed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRABBED»

The term «crabbed» is regularly used and occupies the 83.082 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRABBED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crabbed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crabbed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crabbed

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QUOTES WITH «CRABBED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crabbed.
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Frederick Pollock
Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRABBED»

Discover the use of crabbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crabbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Crabbed and crabby are, peevish ; unpleasing ; difficult ; perplexing. Crabbedness is, sourness of taste, of countenance, of manners ; difficulty. For Crabs' Eyes and Crabs' Claws see the following articles. For thin huabond armed be in maille, ...
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The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
Crabbed and crabby are, peevish; unpleasing; difficult; perplexing. Crabbedness is, sourness of taste, of countenance, of manners; difficulty. For Crabs' Eyes and Crabs' Claws see the following articles. For thin husbond armed be in maille.
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Crabbed and rrahby are, peevish; unpleasing; difficult; perplexing. Crabbedness is, sourness of taste, of countenance, of manners; difficulty. For Crabs' Eyes and Crabs' Claws see the following articles. For thin husbond armed be in maille, ...
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
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Middle English Dictionary
(b) al400 Cursor (G5t) 8943: Pe iuus, pat war sua crabbid [Trin-C: crabbed; Vsp & Frf: cant,kant] and kene. cl400(?cl390) Gawain 2435: Pe faut & pe fayntyse of be flesche crabbed, How tender hit is to entyse teches of fylpe. (l402) Hoccl.
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, 1960
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The Last Human Spring
Crabbed. or. Cancered. Gary Snyder says “There has been no wilderness without some kind of human presence for several hundred thousand years. We need a civilization that can live fully and creatively together with wildness. We must start ...
L. S. Heatherly, 2002
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The Pocket George Borrow
He speaks the crabbed Gitano, though he is an Inglesito.' 'We do not believe it,' replied several grave voices. 'It is not possible.' 'It is not possible, say you? I tell you it is. Come forward, Balseiro, you who have been in prison all your life, and ...
George Henry Borrow, 2012
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The Zincali or
He speaks the crabbed Gitano though he is an Inglesito." "We do not believe it," replied several grave voices. " It is not possible." " It is not possible, say you ? I tell you it is. Come forward, Balseiro, you who have been in prison all your life, and ...
George Henry Borrow, 1843
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The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and ...
Come forward, Balseiro, you who have been in prison all your life, and are always boasting that you can speak the crabbed Gitano, though I say you know nothing of it— eorne forward and speak to his worship in the crabbed Gitano.” A low ...
George Henry Borrow, 1843
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Henry V
97. r833 John Fane, eleventh earl of Westmorland, Crabbed Age and Youth, A Ballad (London: Lonsdale and Mills). *i882 Ann Mounsey Bartholomew, Six Songs Composed and Dedicated to Her Imperial Highness The Crown Princess of ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
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Crabbed Age
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRABBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crabbed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Controversy erupts over rock dam across MRGO
Warren Delacroix has fished and crabbed the waters of Lake Pontchartrain all his life. As owner of Fisherman's Net & Supply on Downman ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Cook Co. Jail newspaper ban violates 1st Amendment: judge
Capturing a curled lip, a crabbed finger or a bead of sweat, his images conveyed urgency and passion. In addition to Davis, Coltrane and ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Fenwick takes its place among Quiet Resorts
For many years, the people who came to Fenwick Island were temporary visitors who fished, crabbed, collected driftwood and then went home. «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Two Differing Catholic Priestly Views on the SCOTUS Gay 'Marriage …
"But God wants more. God wants us to love. And not a twisted, crabbed, narrow tolerance, which often comes in the guise of condemnations, ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
5
Outdoors: Raw power of offshore fishing mesmerizing; crabbing …
My plan is to go to waters I haven't crabbed in. Overall, it has been a tough go so far this season. I usually get weekly crabbing reports from a ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
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What did this priest say about Catholics and the marriage equality …
“And not a twisted, crabbed, narrow tolerance, which often comes in the guise of condemnations, instructions, and admonitions that try to ... «Opus Chicago, Jul 15»
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How can those who support gay rights remain in the Church?
“And not a twisted, crabbed, narrow tolerance, which often comes in the guise of condemnations, instructions, and admonitions that try to ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
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NRP warns crabbers to follow rules
THAT MEANS CRABBED SIZES, POSSESSION LIMITS AND EVEN HARVEST HOURS. RECENT RICHAUD PACK -- RESULTS SHOWS ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jun 15»
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'Inside Out' and what it means to be a Pixar man
Grief is a common factor: Marlin (Albert Brooks), the clownfish in “Finding Nemo” has become crabbed and anxious since his wife was killed by ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Robin Kirk: Trip to London highlights NC parochialism
That world view about the point of education – vocational or otherwise – seemed like such a crabbed, parched world view in the brilliant lights ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»

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