Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRAB'BED
CRAB'BED, a. [from crab.]
- Rough; harsh; austere; sour; peevish; morose; cynical; applied to the temper. – Shak.
- Rough; harsh; applied to things.
- Difficult; perplexing; as, a crabbed author or subject. – Dryden.
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