crabby

crab·by

adj \ˈkra-bē\

crab·bi·ercrab·bi·est

Definition of CRABBY

: cross, ill-natured <a crabby recluse>

Examples of CRABBY

1. She gets crabby if she doesn't get enough sleep.
2. <a crabby old dog who snapped at passersby>

Origin of CRABBY

⁴crab

First Known Use: 1599

Related to CRABBY

Synonyms: choleric, irritable, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish

Antonyms: forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining

Related Words: bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly; argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy; hot-blooded, passionate

Near Antonyms: affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable; agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed; forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding

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Rhymes with CRABBY

abbey, blabby, cabbie, flabby, gabby, grabby, scabby, shabby, tabby, yabby