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
Pierson forgot her crossness in trying to comfort him.
From The Boys and I by Molesworth, Mrs.
And his flurry included a certain crossness and impatience with Amory.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
You know, I was only pretending crossness, Cameron, all the time, because I really thought it was best.
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by Anstey, F.
He said he felt sick, and believed he wuz threatened with numony, but he wuzn’t; it wuz only madness and crossness, that kinder stuffs anybody up some like tizik.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
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