crabbiness

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English

Etymology

From crabby +‎ -ness.

Noun

crabbiness (uncountable)

The state of being crabby; sour or bad-tempered.
- 2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN:
  Crab apples [...] when you bite into one, it reveals a fairly sour taste. Cook them and they lose that crabbiness, becoming as sweet as any standard apple.

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