What does crabbiness mean?
Crabbiness means The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered..
Crab apples [...] when you bite into one, it reveals a fairly sour taste. Cook them and they lose that crabbiness, becoming as sweet as any standard apple.
Use crabbiness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crabbiness means The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered..
Common synonyms include crossness, crabbedness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Crab apples [...] when you bite into one, it reveals a fairly sour taste. Cook them and they lose that crabbiness, becoming as sweet as any standard apple.
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