crabbedness
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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a disposition to be ill-tempered
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