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

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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

How to use crossness in a sentence

Words, impatiently heard at the moment, returned upon him, and compunction took its outward effect in crossness.
Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge
Crossness and moroseness, for example, may be due to a dyspeptic condition and a chronically bad liver.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
He was exceedingly cross, but I don't think his crossness came from temper; it came from his mind's hurting him.
Dodo's Daughter|E. F. Benson
This she said with something almost of crossness in her manner, and Mr. Kennedy went to the afternoon service by himself.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope

Crossness, as I have said, had been the natural psychological result of his emotions; but his emotions were none the less real.
The Necromancers|Robert Hugh Benson

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