Word Definition
Crabbed
- Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author.
- Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.
- Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; -- applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.
- Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.