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crossness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choler, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance |
| Type of | ill humor, ill humour, distemper |
| Has types | touchiness, pet, testiness, tetchiness |
crossness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crabbedness, crabbiness |
| Type of | ill nature |
| Derivation | cross |
Examples of crossness
crossness
Crossness about misgovernment, economic hardship, corruption and poor public services is palpable.
From the economist.com
He is just such fun to describe, a hunched ball of scowling, scarlet crossness, steaming like a Chinaman's laundry.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Blakley has a terrific tour de force when she slithers from a pool table to paw her man, and another when, lying on a massage table, she keeps springing up to deliver her crossness.
From the guardian.co.uk
