crabby
/ˈkræbi/adjective
उच्चारण क्रैबी
चिड़चिड़ा, झक्की, बदमिज़ाज
Core word
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informal
bad-tempered and easily annoyed
चिड़चिड़ा, झक्की, बदमिज़ाज
- He is always crabby before his morning tea.
- a crabby old shopkeeper
- The shopkeeper was crabby and short with every customer.
+ 2 more examples
- She gets crabby when she hasn't slept well.
- Don't be so crabby; it was only a small mistake.
Synonyms grumpy irritable cross bad-tempered cranky
Opposite cheerful good-humoured genial
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel / look crabby
Crabby is an adjective used after be, feel, look or seem for a bad-tempered mood.
Crabby विशेषण है, जो चिड़चिड़े मूड के लिए be, feel, look या seem के बाद आता है।
- The baby is crabby after her nap.
- Why are you so crabby today?
crabby + noun
It can come before a noun: a crabby old man, a crabby reply.
यह संज्ञा से पहले आ सकता है: a crabby old man, a crabby reply।
- The crabby shopkeeper scolded the children.
crabby about / with + sb
The person or thing you are annoyed about follows about, or with for the person.
जिस बात से चिढ़ है वह 'about' के बाद और जिस व्यक्ति पर चिढ़ है वह 'with' के बाद आता है।
- She was crabby about the noise.
- He gets crabby with his younger brother.
crabby: comparative and superlative
Crabbier and crabbiest are used; the y changes to i.
Crabbier और crabbiest का प्रयोग होता है; इसमें y का i हो जाता है।
- He is crabbier in the mornings than at night.
+Collocations 4
adverb + crabby
a bitratherextremelyparticularlyslightly
- I was rather crabby after the long journey.
crabby + noun
moodcustomerteacherbabyvoice
- A crabby customer complained about the bill.
verb + crabby
getfeellookgrowsound
- He gets crabby when he is hungry.
reason phrases
crabby from lack of sleepcrabby in the heatcrabby before lunchcrabby after a long day
- She was crabby in the heat of June.
“More examples 5
- The conductor was crabby because the train was late.
रेलगाड़ी देर से आने के कारण कंडक्टर चिड़चिड़ा हो गया था।
- Radhika felt crabby after a sleepless night.
रातभर न सो पाने के बाद राधिका को चिड़चिड़ापन महसूस हुआ।
- A crabby old neighbour banged on the wall.
एक चिड़चिड़े बूढ़े पड़ोसी ने दीवार पर ठोकर मारी।
- Toddlers get crabby when they are tired.
थके होने पर छोटे बच्चे चिड़चिड़े हो जाते हैं।
- Don't be so crabby; it was only a small mistake.
इतना चिड़चिड़ा मत बनो; यह तो मामूली ग़लती थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She was crabbily with the staff.
✓ She was crabby with the staff.
After was, use the adjective crabby, not the adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective 'crabby' आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ He is more crabbier than his brother.
✓ He is crabbier than his brother.
Do not use more with a comparative ending in -ier.
-ier वाले comparative के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Crabby, grumpy and irritable all mean bad-tempered, in different tones.
Crabby, grumpy और irritable का अर्थ चिड़चिड़ा है, पर लहजे अलग हैं।
Informal; cross and complaining, often for a short time.
अनौपचारिक; चिढ़ा हुआ और शिकायती, प्रायः थोड़ी देर के लिए।
- He was crabby before breakfast.
Mildly bad-tempered; a little amusing, often about a child or an old person.
हल्का चिड़चिड़ा; थोड़ा मज़ेदार भाव, प्रायः बच्चे या बुज़ुर्ग के लिए।
- Grandfather is grumpy in the morning.
Easily annoyed; more formal, can describe a lasting condition.
जल्दी चिढ़ जाने वाला; अधिक formal और स्थायी स्थिति के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- Lack of sleep makes people irritable.