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English
Etymology
From Scots crabbit, from crab.
Pronunciation
Adjective
crabbit (comparative more crabbit, superlative most crabbit)
- (Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous.
- Synonyms: crabby, ornery; see also Thesaurus:irritable
2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 65:Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
Scots
Etymology
Scots form of English crabbed.
Adjective
crabbit (comparative mair crabbit, superlative maist crabbit)
- ill-tempered, grouchy