- Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or
moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition,
or manners. - Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; --
applied to things; as, a crabbed taste. - Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed
author. - Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.