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CRABBEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to be ill-tempered
Synonyms:
crabbedness; crabbiness; crossness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("crabbedness" is a kind of...):
ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
Derivation:
crabbed (annoyed and irritable)