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Definition of Crabbiness
1. Noun. A disposition to be ill-tempered.
Generic synonyms: Ill Nature
Derivative terms: Crabbed, Crabby, Cross
Definition of Crabbiness
1. Noun. The state of being crabby ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crabbiness
Literary usage of Crabbiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society by Wisconsin State Horticultural Society (1892)
"Where did it get its crabbiness ? It came from the severity of the climate.
They did not have severe climate in the early days, and they had good fruit. ..."
2. Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society by Wisconsin State Horticultural Society (1893)
"If there are elements in our soil that can concert the acrid taste of the crab
to the sub-acrid nature, why can we not convert -the crabbiness out of the ..."
3. Awake, Christian Scientists! by Mrs. Alice M. Caporn (1921)
"The writer hopes that it is not a symptom of crabbiness, or lack of appreciation
of a good joke, but she confesses that she could not feel amused; ..."
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