crossness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crossness
Example Sentences
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I decided it would do to convey a mixture of can-you-believe-it crossness and wrenching disappointment, selected it, added zilch and pressed send.
From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2014
"Then you are come to ask pardon for all your crossness, your savagery of this morning?"
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
There's been no nerve frettin' nor crossness since the mistress was called—not once.
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
I don't say she would prevent me," returns the lord of Surrenden, with some crossness, "but it's the kind of life one gets into that kills all that sort of thing in one.
From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida
Hal forgot his crossness in a minute; he felt so proud and honoured.
From Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story by Molesworth, Mrs.
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