crabbedness

Thân thiện

An old man's crabbedness was evident in his constant scowl.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A disposition to be ill-tempered: The quality or state of being irritable, peevish, or difficult to please. It describes a person's characteristic mood of being easily annoyed or cross.

Usage

• As a noun: "Crabbedness" is a formal or literary term used to describe a person's habitual bad temper or irritable nature. It is an abstract noun referring to a personality trait, not a temporary state.
  • His constant crabbedness made him unpleasant to work with.
  • The old sailor was known more for his crabbedness than for his stories.

Advanced Usage

• In literary or descriptive contexts: The term is often used to add character depth or to paint a vivid picture of someone's personality in writing.
  • The biography did not shy away from detailing the general's legendary crabbedness.

Variants and Related Words

• Crabby (adj): Ill-tempered or irritable.
  • She was feeling particularly crabby before her morning coffee.
• Crabbed (adj): 1. Ill-tempered; irritable. 2. (Of handwriting) cramped and hard to read.
  • He gave a crabbed reply to a simple question. (Meaning 1)
  • The manuscript was filled with crabbed script. (Meaning 2)

Synonyms

• Irritability: The quality of being easily annoyed.
• Peevishness: The state of being easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
• Cantankerousness: The quality of being bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
• Surliness: The quality of being bad-tempered and unfriendly.

Antonyms

• Amiability: The quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Good-naturedness: The quality of being kind, patient, and tolerant.
• Affability: The quality of being friendly, gracious, and easy to talk to.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a disposition to be ill-tempered

Từ đồng nghĩa

• crabbiness
• crossness