Definition of crabby in English:

crabby

adjectivecrabbiest, crabbier ˈkrabiˈkræbi

Irritable.
易怒的；暴躁的；脾气坏的
a rather crabby old man
he was crabby at having his siesta interrupted
Example sentencesExamples
- He was getting fractious and crabby while I was getting panicky.
- The princess was hungry, crabby and miserable.
- My wife is irritable and my daughter is a little crabby about the whole thing, but they understand what I'm doing.
- I've become more grumpy, bitter, disillusioned, and crabby with each advancing birthday.
- Honey, look there's that crabby lady on the corner.
- Then I had to deal with a crabby two year old who went berserk because I took his coat off.
- Isn't it amazing how crabby some sisters can get in their old age?
- He slammed his fist into the car door, leaving a huge dint that even our old crabby neighbor could see a mile away.
- Certainly he irritates her and she is consistently stressed and crabby around him, resenting her wifely role.
- I also feel vaguely crabby and irritable right now, and I'm not sure why.
- She was often kind of crabby and irritable overseas when she had to travel with him.
- Mary Ellen Flynn is a crabby, old primary teacher about to begin her first position in London.
- Mae was surprised to see her, but welcoming in her crabby, grandmotherly sort of way all the same.
- No matter how crabby they get, kids always insist it's nothing sleeping will solve.
- Maybe that's why I am feeling so crabby this morning.
- I'm not a perfect mother: I'm crabby and impatient, and I shout a lot.
- One of the things we had to learn to deal with were crabby, irritable, and imperfect clients.
- And I'm sorry, I am just tired and crabby right now.
- I'm discouraged, I'm tired, I'm crabby, I'm sad, I'm ridiculously disappointed in myself, and I'm scared.
- On the other hand, I would be a very crabby person without my comfort latte.
Synonyms
irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, pettish, crabbed, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, peppery, on edge, edgy, impatient, complaining, querulous
bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, touchy, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, prickly, crusty, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric
informal snappy, chippy, grouchy, cranky, whingeing, whingy
British informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head
North American informal sorehead, soreheaded, peckish
Australian/New Zealand informal snaky
dated miffy

Derivatives

crabbily

adverb

Others crabbily point out every error they can find.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's another one of his riddles, she thought crabbily.
- Slowly stirring, my aching body crabbily reported the casualties of my latest drinking binge.
- Somehow it came out sounding exactly right for its wild title, crabbily fluid with sudden lurches.
- Herman responds crabbily, which is exactly what I would have done.

crabbiness

noun

Anticipatory exam dread and its accompanying crabbiness seem to have arrived exceptionally early this year.
Example sentencesExamples
- Their failure is not simply one of crabbiness or rancour; it's a failure of imagination.
- But as a natural actor, Murray betrays the sincerity and sensitivity that's being shielded by the crabbiness.
- That's probably the reason for all her crabbiness.
- Christmas is my season of rising goodwill, a time when I shed my carapace of crabbiness and embrace humanity.

Rhymes

abbey, cabby, flabby, gabby, grabby, Rabbie, scabby, shabby, tabby, yabby

Definition of crabby in US English:

crabby

adjectiveˈkræbiˈkrabē

Irritable.
易怒的；暴躁的；脾气坏的
a rather crabby old man
he was crabby at having his siesta interrupted
Example sentencesExamples
- Honey, look there's that crabby lady on the corner.
- Mary Ellen Flynn is a crabby, old primary teacher about to begin her first position in London.
- Then I had to deal with a crabby two year old who went berserk because I took his coat off.
- Maybe that's why I am feeling so crabby this morning.
- He was getting fractious and crabby while I was getting panicky.
- One of the things we had to learn to deal with were crabby, irritable, and imperfect clients.
- She was often kind of crabby and irritable overseas when she had to travel with him.
- Isn't it amazing how crabby some sisters can get in their old age?
- Certainly he irritates her and she is consistently stressed and crabby around him, resenting her wifely role.
- No matter how crabby they get, kids always insist it's nothing sleeping will solve.
- I'm not a perfect mother: I'm crabby and impatient, and I shout a lot.
- I also feel vaguely crabby and irritable right now, and I'm not sure why.
- My wife is irritable and my daughter is a little crabby about the whole thing, but they understand what I'm doing.
- I'm discouraged, I'm tired, I'm crabby, I'm sad, I'm ridiculously disappointed in myself, and I'm scared.
- Mae was surprised to see her, but welcoming in her crabby, grandmotherly sort of way all the same.
- And I'm sorry, I am just tired and crabby right now.
- I've become more grumpy, bitter, disillusioned, and crabby with each advancing birthday.
- The princess was hungry, crabby and miserable.
- He slammed his fist into the car door, leaving a huge dint that even our old crabby neighbor could see a mile away.
- On the other hand, I would be a very crabby person without my comfort latte.
Synonyms
irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, pettish, crabbed, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, peppery, on edge, edgy, impatient, complaining, querulous

词汇	crabby
释义	Definition of crabby in English: crabby adjectivecrabbiest, crabbier ˈkrabiˈkræbi Irritable. 易怒的；暴躁的；脾气坏的 a rather crabby old man he was crabby at having his siesta interrupted Example sentencesExamples He was getting fractious and crabby while I was getting panicky. The princess was hungry, crabby and miserable. My wife is irritable and my daughter is a little crabby about the whole thing, but they understand what I'm doing. I've become more grumpy, bitter, disillusioned, and crabby with each advancing birthday. Honey, look there's that crabby lady on the corner. Then I had to deal with a crabby two year old who went berserk because I took his coat off. Isn't it amazing how crabby some sisters can get in their old age? He slammed his fist into the car door, leaving a huge dint that even our old crabby neighbor could see a mile away. Certainly he irritates her and she is consistently stressed and crabby around him, resenting her wifely role. I also feel vaguely crabby and irritable right now, and I'm not sure why. She was often kind of crabby and irritable overseas when she had to travel with him. Mary Ellen Flynn is a crabby, old primary teacher about to begin her first position in London. Mae was surprised to see her, but welcoming in her crabby, grandmotherly sort of way all the same. No matter how crabby they get, kids always insist it's nothing sleeping will solve. Maybe that's why I am feeling so crabby this morning. I'm not a perfect mother: I'm crabby and impatient, and I shout a lot. One of the things we had to learn to deal with were crabby, irritable, and imperfect clients. And I'm sorry, I am just tired and crabby right now. I'm discouraged, I'm tired, I'm crabby, I'm sad, I'm ridiculously disappointed in myself, and I'm scared. On the other hand, I would be a very crabby person without my comfort latte. Synonyms irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, pettish, crabbed, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, peppery, on edge, edgy, impatient, complaining, querulous bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, touchy, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, prickly, crusty, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric informal snappy, chippy, grouchy, cranky, whingeing, whingy British informal narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal sorehead, soreheaded, peckish Australian/New Zealand informal snaky dated miffy Derivatives crabbily adverb Others crabbily point out every error they can find. Example sentencesExamples It's another one of his riddles, she thought crabbily. Slowly stirring, my aching body crabbily reported the casualties of my latest drinking binge. Somehow it came out sounding exactly right for its wild title, crabbily fluid with sudden lurches. Herman responds crabbily, which is exactly what I would have done. crabbiness noun Anticipatory exam dread and its accompanying crabbiness seem to have arrived exceptionally early this year. Example sentencesExamples Their failure is not simply one of crabbiness or rancour; it's a failure of imagination. But as a natural actor, Murray betrays the sincerity and sensitivity that's being shielded by the crabbiness. That's probably the reason for all her crabbiness. Christmas is my season of rising goodwill, a time when I shed my carapace of crabbiness and embrace humanity. Rhymes abbey, cabby, flabby, gabby, grabby, Rabbie, scabby, shabby, tabby, yabby Definition of crabby in US English: crabby adjectiveˈkræbiˈkrabē Irritable. 易怒的；暴躁的；脾气坏的 a rather crabby old man he was crabby at having his siesta interrupted Example sentencesExamples Honey, look there's that crabby lady on the corner. Mary Ellen Flynn is a crabby, old primary teacher about to begin her first position in London. Then I had to deal with a crabby two year old who went berserk because I took his coat off. Maybe that's why I am feeling so crabby this morning. He was getting fractious and crabby while I was getting panicky. One of the things we had to learn to deal with were crabby, irritable, and imperfect clients. She was often kind of crabby and irritable overseas when she had to travel with him. Isn't it amazing how crabby some sisters can get in their old age? Certainly he irritates her and she is consistently stressed and crabby around him, resenting her wifely role. No matter how crabby they get, kids always insist it's nothing sleeping will solve. I'm not a perfect mother: I'm crabby and impatient, and I shout a lot. I also feel vaguely crabby and irritable right now, and I'm not sure why. My wife is irritable and my daughter is a little crabby about the whole thing, but they understand what I'm doing. I'm discouraged, I'm tired, I'm crabby, I'm sad, I'm ridiculously disappointed in myself, and I'm scared. Mae was surprised to see her, but welcoming in her crabby, grandmotherly sort of way all the same. And I'm sorry, I am just tired and crabby right now. I've become more grumpy, bitter, disillusioned, and crabby with each advancing birthday. The princess was hungry, crabby and miserable. He slammed his fist into the car door, leaving a huge dint that even our old crabby neighbor could see a mile away. On the other hand, I would be a very crabby person without my comfort latte. Synonyms irritable, fractious, fretful, cross, petulant, pettish, crabbed, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, peppery, on edge, edgy, impatient, complaining, querulous
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