What does crabbit mean?
Crabbit means (Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous..
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/ˈkɹabɪt/ · adjective
(Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous..
Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
Use crabbit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crabbit means (Scotland) Grouchy, cantankerous..
Common synonyms include crabby, ornery, atrabilious, bad-tempered.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Auntie Maureen said how me and Mattie would have liked him but Uncle Eric said, Oh ye would not, he was just a crabbit old b****r.
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