Crabbit

//ˈkɹabɪt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Grouchy, cantankerous. Scotland

    "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."

Synonyms

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atrabiliousbad-temperedbiliousbitchybrainishcantankerous

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"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."

Etymology

From Scots crabbit, from crab.

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