crabbed

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

crabbed f19 BrE [ˈkræbɪd] NAmE [ˈkræbɪd] BrE [kræbd] NAmE [kræbd] adjective
1. (literary) (of sb's writing)small and difficult to read
2. (old-fashioned) = ↑crabby

Word Origin:
[crabbed] Middle English (in the sense ‘perverse, wayward’): from ↑crab, because of the crab's sideways gait and habit of snapping.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered