crabbiness

English

Etymology

crabby +‎ -ness

Noun

crabbiness (uncountable)

1. The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered.
   • 2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN:

     Crab apples [...] when you bite into one, it reveals a fairly sour taste. Cook them and they lose that crabbiness, becoming as sweet as any standard apple.