1. resembling or characteristic of a crab in appearance or movement; moving sideways or in a crooked manner
2. bad-tempered or irritable; grumpy
Usage: informal

Examples

• The dancer moved in a crablike fashion across the stage.
• He took a crablike approach to the problem, moving indirectly toward the solution.
• The crab's crablike legs allowed it to scuttle quickly along the ocean floor.
• She had a crablike disposition and complained about everything.
• The gymnast performed a crablike position, supporting her body with her hands and feet.
• The car moved in a crablike manner as the driver struggled with the steering.