crabbedness
11Asperity — As*per i*ty, n.; pl. {Asperities}. [L. asperitas, fr. asper rough: cf. F. asp[ e]rit[ e].] 1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; opposed to {smoothness}. The asperities of dry bodies. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Roughness or harshness of sound; that… …
12Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …
13crabbiness — noun a disposition to be ill tempered • Syn: ↑crabbedness, ↑crossness • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross (for: ↑crossness), ↑crabbed (for: ↑ …
14crossness — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant ( …
15Curstness — Curst ness (k[^u]rst n[e^]s), n. Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
16Grimness — Grim ness, n. [AS. grimnes.] Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness. [1913 Webster] …
17Tetricity — Te*tric i*ty, n. [L. tetricitas, taetricitas.] Crabbedness; perverseness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
18crabbed — adjective Etymology: Middle English, partly from crabbe crustacean, partly from crabbe crab apple Date: 14th century 1. marked by a forbidding moroseness < a crabbed view of human nature > 2. difficult to read or understand …
19crabbed — crabbedly, adv. crabbedness, n. /krab id/, adj. 1. grouchy; ill natured; irritable; churlish. 2. perverse; contrary; obstinate. 3. hard to understand; intricate and obscure. 4. difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting. [1250 1300; ME; see… …
20acerbity — Synonyms and related words: acescency, acid, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, animosity, asperity, astringence, astringency, bile, bite, bitingness, bitter pill, bitter resentment, bitterness, bitterness of spirit …
