crabbed vs ill-tempered

crabbed and ill-tempered both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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