Crabbier

/kræbiər/ adjective

Definition

Comparative form of crabby; more grumpy or irritable.

Etymology

Comparative adjective formed by adding -er to 'crabby.' In English, one-syllable and some two-syllable adjectives use -er for comparison (crabby→crabbier) while others use 'more' (crabby→more crabby).

Kelly Says

English has two ways to make comparatives—sometimes it's 'more grumpy' and sometimes it's 'grumpier'—and linguists still debate why we have this dual system, making it one of English's persistent mysteries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
יותר እንደ ምንጭ
yit-er en-de min-ch
ARالعربية
أكثر غاضباً
akthar ghaḍiban
BNবাংলা
কোমলভাবে ক্ষুব্ধ
komol-bhaave kshubdh
CACatalà
més crot
mes kroht
CSČeština
agresivnější
a-gre-si-v-ni-je
DADansk
mere sur
mehr sur
DEDeutsch
krabbiger
krah-bi-ger
ELΕλληνικά
περισσότερο γκρινιάρης
pe-o-ri-to grin-ia-ris
ESEspañol
más gruñón
mas groh-noon
FAفارسی
خشمگین تر
khashm-gin tar
FISuomi
ärskämpi
ar-skäm-pi
FRFrançais
plus grincheux
plue grenshyoo
GUGU
અધિક ક્રોધી
adhik kro-dhi
HAHA
da ya'u
da ya-u
HEעברית
יותר עצבני
yit-er ets-vani
HIहिन्दी
अधिक चिड़चिड़ा
adhiK chiṛchiṛā
HUMagyar
inkább dühös
in-ka-bb du-hos
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih menggerutu
lebih meng-ge-ru-tu
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh a-nya
ITItaliano
più brontolone
pwee brohn-toh-loh-neh
JA日本語
よりイライラする
yori iraira suru
KKKK
дарасы
da-ra-sy
KMKM
ឈឺ
chheu
KO한국어
더 짜증나게
deo jja-jeung-na-ge
MRMR
अधिक कडक
adhiK kadak
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih murung
lebih moo-rung
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းကြောင်း
pyan-kyaing
NLNederlands
krabbiger
krah-bi-ger
NONorsk
mer sur
mer sur
PAPA
ਅਤੇ ઝੁੱਕ
ate jhuk
PLPolski
bardziej zgryźliwy
ba-zdor-z gryz-lee-vee
PTPortuguês
mais rabugento
mais ra-boo-jen-toh
RORomână
mai supărat
mai su-pa-rat
RUРусский
более сварливый
bolee svarlivyy
SVSvenska
mer gnällig
mer gna-li-k
SWKiswahili
mburudi zaidi
mboo-roo-dee za-dee-re
TAதமிழ்
கோபமாக
go-pa-ma-ga
TEతెలుగు
ఇంకా కోపంగా
in-ka ko-pa-nga
THไทย
หงุดหงิดกว่า
hong-ud hong-dit gwah
TLTL
mas malungkot
mas ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
daha sinirli
daha si-nir-li
UKУкраїнська
більш сварливий
bilsh svarlivyy
URاردو
زیادہ غصہ والا
zee-a-da ghas-a-wala
VITiếng Việt
bực bội hơn
buhk buoi hon
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni gbo-gbo
ZH中文
更爱抱怨
geng ai bai-kuang
ZUZU
ngamile
ngah-mee-leh

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