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crossness

[ kraws-nis, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔs nɪs, ˈkrɒs- /
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noun
the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
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Origin of crossness

First recorded in 1590–1600; cross + -ness

Words nearby crossness

cross-mate, cross-modality, cross-multiply, cross my heart and hope to die, cross-national, crossness, cross-nodal, cross of Calvary, Cross of Gold speech, cross of Lorraine, Cross of Valour
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Words related to crossness

anger, fury, impatience, ire, outburst, passion, rage, resentment, sensitivity, tantrum, acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, crabbiness, difficulty, disagreeableness, irascibility, irritability, meanness, moroseness

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