crabby
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Synonyms
choleric, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish
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Lucy remains forever crabby, her pleasure in humiliating Charlie Brown eternally fleeting. — Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, "The Peanuts Characters Arenât Ordinary Kids," 29 Aug. 2019 In Sempleâs depiction, Bernadette is more than just crabby and eloquently viper-tongued; sheâs possessed by a sociopolitical bitterness, as well. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "âWhereâd You Go, Bernadette,â Reviewed: Richard Linklaterâs Narrow View of a Creator in Crisis," 26 Aug. 2019 That suspension of reality is what made The Bell such a genius brand activation and only a subpar hotel, at least for this crabby journalist with a tenuous relationship with the franchise (and fast food in general). — Mitchell Kuga, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "A Stay at the Taco Bell Hotel in Palm Springs," 21 Aug. 2019 His dim best friend Patrick Star, his crabby co-worker Squidward Tentacles, and his greedy boss Mr. Krabs would color the neighborhood. — Los Angeles Times, "âSpongeBobâ actors get tearful remembering creator Stephen Hillenburg at Comic-Con," 19 July 2019 In return for not being charged for the crime, they are required to help redecorate the rickety shop, thus pitting them against its crabby owner, Doc (Dido De La Paz). — Clarence Tsui, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Respeto': Film Review," 11 July 2018 And wouldnât that just show her crabby old grandmother! — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Most Best Happy Korean Bright Star" by Michelle Massie," 2 June 2018 Indeed, Giants general manager Dave Gettlemen became downright crabby when discussing the value of a quarterback compared to a running back, knowing the Barkley is special. — Andrew Brandt, SI.com, "Saquon Barkley's Enormous Projected Contract, Lamar Jackson's Lack of an Agent," 1 May 2018 Students are taught the difference between a Hero and a Crab, those who Help Everyone Respect Others and those who bring others down with their crabby attitudes. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Looking For - And Finding - The Good At KMS," 11 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crabby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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