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crabbed
01
marked by a harsh or irritable temperament
Examples
He gave a crabbed reply, clearly frustrated by the delay.
Her crabbed tone made it obvious she was n't in the mood to talk.
02
difficult to read or understand
Examples
His crabbed handwriting made it a challenge to decipher the letter.
The professor 's crabbed writing made the paper almost impossible to understand.
Lexical Tree
crabbedness
crabbed
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