ill-tempered vs crabbed

ill-tempered and crabbed both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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