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

But it is quite another for the judiciary to apply that same crabbed conception to speech beyond the school setting.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2021

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

My hands crabbed into half fists and I had to wear special gloves to keep them open.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman