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
She had, no doubt, often seen the child punished in this way for crossness; and as there was no one near to administer correction, puss had determined to take the law into her own hand.”
From Minnie's Pet Cat by Leslie, Madeline
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)
An unwonted crossness had come upon him, and his soft eyes burned with a blue fire.
From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison
Oh, dear! it was nothing but scolding and crossness.
From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
