adj
Meaning 1
Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
crabby
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹæb.i/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æbi
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CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Abounding with crabs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Crabbed; difficult or perplexing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
annoyed and irritable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crabbed, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English crab Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English crabby From crab + -y.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: grincheux — irritated
- French: de mauvais poil — irritated
- West-Frisian: kribbich — irritated
- Māori: ngutu komekome — irritated
- Māori: komekome — irritated
- Polish: zrzędliwy — irritated
- Polish: marudny — irritated
- Portuguese: ranzinza — irritated
- Spanish: malgeniado — irritated