"crabby" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkræb.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crabby.wav [UK] Forms: crabby [positive], crabbier [comparative], crabbiest [superlative]
Etymology: crab + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|crab|y}} crab + -y Head templates: {{adj|crabby|crabbier|crabbiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A crabby person is someone who is irritated or annoyed. Synonyms: huffy, grouchy, irritable
    Sense id: simple-crabby-en-adj-oQPNYryY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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