cross
noun
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
crossest
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superlativeof cross.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“You’re the crossest person in it!” returned Amy, washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears that had fallen on her slate.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
I think Burney's the crossest woman in the world.
From Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. by Louisa May Alcott
“Oh, I wish you would not talk so continually about that stupid old fuss!” said Evelyn in her crossest voice.
From A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
So instinctively chivalrous was he that there was "no service which the ugliest, oldest, crossest woman in the world might not have exacted of him."
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Myra Reynolds
I cannot take you with me, because my aunt is the crossest woman alive, and never liked young people.
From Granny's Wonderful Chair by Arthur A. Dixon
