crabbednes
Middle English
Alternative forms
- crabbydnes, crabbidnesse, crabydnesse
Etymology
From crabbed + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrab(ə)dnɛs/
Noun
crabbednes (uncountable)
- (rare) crabbedness, ill temper, vengefulness
- (rare) immoral orsavage behaviour.
Descendants
- English: crabbedness
- Scots: crabbitness
References
- “crabbednes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-07.