(1):
(n.) Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author.
(2):
(n.) Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; - applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.
(3):
(n.) Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting.
(4):
(n.) Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; - applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.