noun
- the quality or state of being bad-tempered, irritable, or grumpy
Usage: uncountable; informal
Examples
- His crabbiness in the morning made it hard for his family to talk to him.
- The teacher's crabbiness seemed to worsen as the day went on.
- She apologized for her crabbiness, blaming it on lack of sleep.
- No amount of coffee could cure his crabbiness on Mondays.
- The patient's crabbiness was a side effect of the medication.
- Everyone avoided him during his fits of crabbiness.