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crabbed

[krab-id, krabd] / ˈkræb ɪd, kræbd /


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She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

At its core is one of the most crabbed conceptions of liberty ever penned by a Supreme Court justice.

From Slate ● May 18, 2022

But it is quite another for the judiciary to apply that same crabbed conception to speech beyond the school setting.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021

This is a truly crabbed and reductive view of the man and his work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021

My hands crabbed into half fists and I had to wear special gloves to keep them open.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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