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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crab•bed /ˈkræbɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - difficult to read:crabbed handwriting.
- hard to understand;
intricate and obscure:crabbed short stories and poetry. - bad-tempered;
unpleasant in attitude:the crabbed old English teacher.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crab•bed (krab′id),USA pronunciation adj. - grouchy;
ill-natured;
irritable;
churlish. - perverse;
contrary;
obstinate. - hard to understand;
intricate and obscure. - difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see crab1, -ed3
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cross, peevish, cantankerous.
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