Synonyms for crabby
ˈkræb icrab·by

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1. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-temperedadjective

   annoyed and irritable

   Synonyms:
   transversal, picky, particular, bad-tempered, busy, cross(a), transverse, cross, finicky, grumpy, grouchy, finical, crabbed, fussy, thwartwise, ill-tempered

   Antonyms:
   good-natured

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1. List of paraphrases for "crabby":

   krabi, cranky

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1. Jitarth Jadeja:

   No one believes you. No one wants to talk to you about it. ... You get all angsty and crabby and whatnot. [ S ] uch shouting, irrational, you sound like the homeless guy on the street yelling about Judgment Day.

2. Javier Luque:

   Callichimaera perplexa is so unique and strange that it can be considered the platypus of the crab world, usually we think of crabs as big animals with broad carapaces, strong claws, small eyes in long eyestalks, and a small tail tucked under the body. Well, Callichimaera defies all of these' crabby' features and forces a rethink of our definition of what makes a crab a crab.

3. Nancy Montz:

   It is what it is. Me being crabby is not going to change anything, I have to make the best of it, accept it and go on.