crabbed
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrabbedcrab‧bed /ˈkræbɪd/ adjective WRITE literary writing which is crabbed is small, untidy, and difficult to readExamples from the Corpuscrabbed• I hate the crabbed and the mean and the petty.• Mr. Archer was a crabbed and unapproachable old man.• His crabbed handwriting covered both sides of the page.Origin crabbed (1200-1300) → CRAB; later influenced by crab apple