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
Hal forgot his crossness in a minute; he felt so proud and honoured.
From Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story by Molesworth, Mrs.
And his flurry included a certain crossness and impatience with Amory.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
And it did help, truly, that is, as regards the hiccoughs, not as regards the crossness.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz
Her crossness did not extend to Candace, however.
From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
