Morose vs Crabbed - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between morose and crabbed

is that morose is sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour while crabbed is bad-tempered or cantankerous.

past tense of crab.

(en adjective)

Sullen]], gloomy; showing a [[brood, brooding ill humour

* melancholy * sulky * crabby * glum * grouchy * gruff * moody

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(en adjective)

Bad-tempered or cantankerous.

Cramped, bent.

* 1800(?) Robert Southey, Winter

A wrinkled crabbed man they picture thee,

Old Winter, with a rugged beard as grey

As the long moss upon the apple-tree;

(of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.

* crabbedly * crabbedness

(head)

(crab)