Main Entry:

crab·bed

Pronunciation:

\ˈkra-bəd\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, partly from crabbe crustacean, partly from crabbe crab apple

Date:

14th century

1 : marked by a forbidding moroseness <a crabbed view of human nature> 2 : difficult to read or understand <crabbed handwriting>

synonyms see sullen

— crab·bed·ness noun