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  • adjective superlative form of crabby: most crabby.

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Examples

  • McCoy shot Kirk a glance that seemed to indicate that he thought the Captain was the crabbiest of all the crew members.

    Lawnmower Season 2010

  • Linguistic usage is a market whose purity would delight the heart of the crabbiest libertarian, brutally culling the weak and perpetuating the strong, but never discriminating against the young upstart.

    Should you use jargon in your Focus leaflets? Alix Mortimer 2009

  • Linguistic usage is a market whose purity would delight the heart of the crabbiest libertarian, brutally culling the weak and perpetuating the strong, but never discriminating against the young upstart.

    Could local be the new British? Alix Mortimer 2009

  • Once, accepting a challenge from a local television station in San Francisco, he went ahead and offered a hug to a six-foot-two, 230-pound bus driver, from a community known to be the toughest, crabbiest and meanest in the whole town.

    It Only Takes a Hug to Change the Lives of Others 2008

  • BECK: No, he is quite possibly the crabbiest guy ever.

    CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2008 2008

  • It's fun to bring a young child to Venice because you can strike up a conversation with even the crabbiest resident.

    Gondola Capsized: Toddler Neared Death 2004

  • Even though Dot was the bossiest and crabbiest person in Hard Pan, Miles could always mooch a cookie off her.

    The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron 2006

  • Even though Dot was the bossiest and crabbiest person in Hard Pan, Miles could always mooch a cookie off her.

    The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron 2006

  • At an arena featuring two NBA teams relegated to the nether regions of the Eastern Conference rankings, the crabbiest people appeared to be the scalpers at the gates.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed HAYLEY MICK 2011

  • Hundreds filed into Matt's wake at Modell Funeral Home in Homer Glen to mourn the death of the kindhearted, happy kid who could make even the crabbiest person smile.

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