crabbyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈkrabi/, U.S.

/ˈkræbi/

Etymology: < crab n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Crab-like; †with sidelong gait (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb]

sidelonga1398

sidelings?a1400

sidelingc1425

laterallyc1454

collaterally?a1475

sidewarda1513

sidewise1531

byward1556

sideways1572

sidewards1575

sidelingwise1577

crabby1582

crab-like1605

sideway1847

crabwise1904

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 57 It wyl bee saulfer too passe thee countrye Pachynus, With leasure lingring, and far streicts crabbye to circle.

1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 20 Some old fisherman's crabby paw dodging round the bottom of a crab-pot.

2. Abounding in crabs.

ΚΠ

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxiv. 84 Which after we called Crabby Cove..for that all the water was full of a small kinde of redd Crabbes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

crabbyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈkrabi/, U.S.

/ˈkræbi/

Etymology: < crab n.² + -y suffix¹.

†1. = crabbed adj. 5 – 7. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adjective]

crumpa800

crookedc1290

counterfeited1340

courbe1395

crumpleda1400

wanshapena1425

courbedc1430

wrongc1430

crumped1480

mismadec1480

counterfeit1483

crabby1550

crab-tree-like1576

crab-tree1598

crabbed1601

bossive1658

stumping1852

arthritic1961

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective]

wanmola1325

rudea1393

lewdc1425

rustyc1425

unpolisheda1450

roidc1485

inelegant1509

gross1513

rough?1520

barbarous1526

ineloquent1532

inconcinnate1534

crabby1550

crabbed1561

uneloquent1565

unelegant1570

unkempt1579

unfiled1590

illiterate1598

unconceived1599

aliterate1624

incompta1628

scabbed1630

uncombed1633

uncompt1633

uncouth1694

coarse1699

slatternly1783

crude1786

warty1822

stumbling1859

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex

intricate?a1500

crabby1550

implicate1555

crabbed1561

intortive1575

implexeda1620

network1675

tortious1682

embarrassed1695

implex1712

wimpleda1722

wrapped1787

hydriform1822

torturous1841

sinuous1853

tortuous1858

involuteda1910

1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle vi. sig. Diiij So doeth God lopp and hewe the crabbye olde Adam, wyth the crosse.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 134 The most combersome and crabby treatie of Freewill.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie To Perusers sig. B4 Perseus is crabby, because antient, & his ierkes..duskie.

2. = crabbed adj. 1, 9.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective]

stour1303

thwarta1325

elvishc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

crousea1400

cursedc1400

doggeda1425

currishc1460

disagreeable1474

dour1488

thrawn1488

terne?1507

apirsmarta1522

crustyc1570

incommodious1570

bilious1571

mischievous-stomached1577

thrawn-faced1578

thrawn-mowit1578

wearisha1586

shrewish1596

rhubarbative1600

crabbish1606

ill-tempereda1616

cur-like1627

thrawn-faceda1628

terned1638

cross1639

splenial1641

frumpish1647

wry1649

bad-tempered1671

hot-tempered1673

sidy1673

ugly1687

ornery1692

cankerya1699

ramgunshoch1721

cantankerousc1736

frumpy1746

unhappy1756

grumpy1778

crabby1791

grumpish1797

thraw-gabbit18..

snarlish1813

cranky1821

stuntya1825

ill-natured1825

nattery1825

rantankerous1832

foul-tempered1835

cacochymical1836

as cross as two sticks1842

grumphy1846

knappy1855

carnaptious1858

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

snotty1870

sniffy1871

snorty1893

grouchy1895

scratchy1925

tight1950

stroppy1951

snitty1978

arsey1989

1791 T. Paine Common Sense (new ed.) 98 The narrow and crabby spirit of a despairing political party.

1850 M. Margoliouth Pilgr. Land of Fathers II. 61 We must have looked very crabby when we made those rude speeches.

1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 101 The crabby, surly, savage old giant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crabby
释义	crabbyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈkrabi/, U.S. /ˈkræbi/ Etymology: < crab n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Crab-like; †with sidelong gait (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] sidelonga1398 sidelings?a1400 sidelingc1425 laterallyc1454 collaterally?a1475 sidewarda1513 sidewise1531 byward1556 sideways1572 sidewards1575 sidelingwise1577 crabby1582 crab-like1605 sideway1847 crabwise1904 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 57 It wyl bee saulfer too passe thee countrye Pachynus, With leasure lingring, and far streicts crabbye to circle. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 20 Some old fisherman's crabby paw dodging round the bottom of a crab-pot. 2. Abounding in crabs. ΚΠ 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xxxiv. 84 Which after we called Crabby Cove..for that all the water was full of a small kinde of redd Crabbes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crabbyadj.² Brit. /ˈkrabi/, U.S. /ˈkræbi/ Etymology: < crab n.² + -y suffix¹. †1. = crabbed adj. 5 – 7. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adjective] crumpa800 crookedc1290 counterfeited1340 courbe1395 crumpleda1400 wanshapena1425 courbedc1430 wrongc1430 crumped1480 mismadec1480 counterfeit1483 crabby1550 crab-tree-like1576 crab-tree1598 crabbed1601 bossive1658 stumping1852 arthritic1961 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] wanmola1325 rudea1393 lewdc1425 rustyc1425 unpolisheda1450 roidc1485 inelegant1509 gross1513 rough?1520 barbarous1526 ineloquent1532 inconcinnate1534 crabby1550 crabbed1561 uneloquent1565 unelegant1570 unkempt1579 unfiled1590 illiterate1598 unconceived1599 aliterate1624 incompta1628 scabbed1630 uncombed1633 uncompt1633 uncouth1694 coarse1699 slatternly1783 crude1786 warty1822 stumbling1859 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex intricate?a1500 crabby1550 implicate1555 crabbed1561 intortive1575 implexeda1620 network1675 tortious1682 embarrassed1695 implex1712 wimpleda1722 wrapped1787 hydriform1822 torturous1841 sinuous1853 tortuous1858 involuteda1910 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle vi. sig. Diiij So doeth God lopp and hewe the crabbye olde Adam, wyth the crosse. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 134 The most combersome and crabby treatie of Freewill. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie To Perusers sig. B4 Perseus is crabby, because antient, & his ierkes..duskie. 2. = crabbed adj. 1, 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective] stour1303 thwarta1325 elvishc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 crousea1400 cursedc1400 doggeda1425 currishc1460 disagreeable1474 dour1488 thrawn1488 terne?1507 apirsmarta1522 crustyc1570 incommodious1570 bilious1571 mischievous-stomached1577 thrawn-faced1578 thrawn-mowit1578 wearisha1586 shrewish1596 rhubarbative1600 crabbish1606 ill-tempereda1616 cur-like1627 thrawn-faceda1628 terned1638 cross1639 splenial1641 frumpish1647 wry1649 bad-tempered1671 hot-tempered1673 sidy1673 ugly1687 ornery1692 cankerya1699 ramgunshoch1721 cantankerousc1736 frumpy1746 unhappy1756 grumpy1778 crabby1791 grumpish1797 thraw-gabbit18.. snarlish1813 cranky1821 stuntya1825 ill-natured1825 nattery1825 rantankerous1832 foul-tempered1835 cacochymical1836 as cross as two sticks1842 grumphy1846 knappy1855 carnaptious1858 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 snotty1870 sniffy1871 snorty1893 grouchy1895 scratchy1925 tight1950 stroppy1951 snitty1978 arsey1989 1791 T. Paine Common Sense (new ed.) 98 The narrow and crabby spirit of a despairing political party. 1850 M. Margoliouth Pilgr. Land of Fathers II. 61 We must have looked very crabby when we made those rude speeches. 1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 101 The crabby, surly, savage old giant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1582adj.²1550
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