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crabby

adj
/ˈkɹæb.i/

Etymology

From crab + -y.

  1. inherited from *krabbô✻
  2. inherited from *krabbō✻
  3. inherited from crabba — “crab; crayfish; cancer”
  4. inherited from crabbe
  5. suffixed as crabby — “crab + y”

Definitions

  1. Relating to or resembling crabs

    Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.

  2. Abounding with crabs.

    • As for animal life, this is the "Crabbiest Place in the World," where 20 land and intertidal crabs range from tiny beach dwellers to the chunky robber crabs that crack coconuts with their massive claws.

  3. Visibly irritated or annoyed

    Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.

    • "You're not crabby, are you?" "No, no, not at all. I think I'll go."
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Crabbed

      Crabbed; difficult or perplexing.

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Derived

crabbily, crabbiness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crabby. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA