crabbit
English edit
Etymology edit
From Scots crabbit, from crab.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
crabbit (comparative more crabbit, superlative most crabbit)
- (Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 65:
- Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
Scots edit
Etymology edit
Scots form of English crabbed.
Adjective edit
crabbit (comparative mair crabbit, superlative maist crabbit)