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crabbedly Definition


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crabbed
adj
    1. Bad-tempered; grouchy.
    2. Said of handwriting: cramped and hard to decipher.
Derivative: crabbedly
adverb
    Derivative: crabbedness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c: from crab1; the crooked gait of the crab is said to express the contradictory nature of the people this word is applied to.



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