crabbed
adjective/ˈkræbɪd/, /kræbd/
/ˈkræbɪd/, /kræbd/
(literary)- (of somebody’s writing) small and difficult to read
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- (also informal crabby)(of people) angry and unpleasant
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘perverse, wayward’): from crab, because of the crab's sideways gait and habit of snapping.
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