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crabbit

adjectivepeople

bad-tempered, easily annoyed and sullen

ill-tempered; easily annoyed and often sullen

Example in use

Da auld man is crabbit tiday

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KRAB-it/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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