crabbed

Meanings

• adjective

  Having a crabbed or surly disposition; ill-tempered, morose, or sullen.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with crabbed
craved , graved , saved , caved , raved , waived

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Variants

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crabbed , crabbedness , crabbednesses , crab , crabbing , crabs

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'having the claws drawn in or contracted'. The figurative sense 'ill-tempered' is first recorded in the late 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. Crabbed is an old English word that originated from the Middle English word 'crabben'.

2. The word 'crabbed' is often used to describe someone who is in a bad mood or has a surly disposition.

3. Crabbed is also a term used in heraldry to describe a crab's pincers being drawn in close to its body.

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Related Concepts

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1. mood: Crabbed is an adjective that describes a person's mood or temperament. It can be used to describe someone who is ill-tempered, morose, or sullen.

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How to Memorize "crabbed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crab with its claws drawn in tightly. Remember the crab's disposition is also drawn in and contracted, just like its claws.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'crabbed' with the image of a grumpy old man or a grouchy person. Remember, they have a crabby disposition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Crabbed is Cranky And Badly Behaved'.

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