crabbit
English
Etymology
From Scots crabbit, from crab.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹabɪt/
Adjective
crabbit (comparative more crabbit, superlative most crabbit)
- (Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 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.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 65:
Scots
Etymology
Scots form of English crabbed.
Adjective
crabbit (comparative mair crabbit, superlative maist crabbit)
- ill-tempered, grouchy