01 a. Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.
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Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.“Crabbed age and youth can not live together.” — Shak.
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Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; -- applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.
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Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author.“How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose.” — Milton.
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Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.