crabbed
Example Sentences
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This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024
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
Such a crabbed view goes against how art is often created — spontaneously, with improvisation and serendipity.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Right from the founding, then, analogical reasoning was bold and aspirational as frequently as it was crabbed and limiting.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2023
Inside, I found a cream-colored envelope—thick paper, crisp and very formal—but the handwriting was crabbed and childish as a fifth-grader’s, in pencil.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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