crabbish en · ADJ
Etymology
From crab + -ish.
Meanings
-
Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
[He] regardes not the whips of the moste crabbish Satyristes.
1606, Thomas Dekker, The Seven Deadly Sinnes of London:
- crablike; resembling a crab, or crab
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most crabbish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more crabbish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |