crabbed
Example Sentences
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It’s also a crabbed view of the group’s statutory authority to “prescribe general rules of practice and procedure … in the United States district courts.”
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2024
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022
That said, the board seems to be taking a rather crabbed view of the sanctity of the CalPERS name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2020
The writing was just as crabbed as Nhamo’s.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.