crabbed vs bad-tempered

crabbed and bad-tempered both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crabbed	No	Yes	No	No
bad-tempered	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, crabbed and bad-tempered are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of crabbed include crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered.

crabbed (adjective)	bad-tempered (adjective)
annoyed and irritable	annoyed and irritable