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crabbed

[ krab-id, krabd ]

adjective

  1. Synonyms: , ,

  2. hard to understand; intricate and obscure.
  3. difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting.


crabbed

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. surly; irritable; perverse
  2. (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • ··Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crabbed1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; crab 3, -ed 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crabbed1

C13: probably from crab 1(from its wayward gait), influenced by crab ( apple ) (from its tartness)
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This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.

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She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.

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Such a crabbed view goes against how art is often created — spontaneously, with improvisation and serendipity.

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In this crabbed and narrow view of things, the prime offender was the Pop art typified by Andy Warhol, whose 1970 retrospective caused a hubbub at the organizing Pasadena Museum of Art.

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But if philosophical lines are drawn, Jackson has the gifts to make clear that her vision to the law is truer to the Constitution’s promise of equal justice than the right-wing’s crabbed and ideological approach.

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