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crabbed

crab·bed [ krábbəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. grouchy: bad-tempered, irritable, or disagreeable by nature

2. hard to read: hard to read, because the words and letters are compressed

3. complicated: complicated and hard to follow ( dated )
crabbed logic

[13th century. <crab1 because the way crabs threaten with their claws and their sideways walk suggest bad temper; reinforced by the idea of "sourness" found in crab2]

crab·bed·ly adverb
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