crabbiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English crabby Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crabbiness From crabby + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered.
Crab apples [...] when you bite into one, it reveals a fairly sour taste. Cook them and they lose that crabbiness, becoming as sweet as any standard apple.
2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN:
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