Meaning of crossness | Babel Free

Definitions

the state of being cross; mild anger

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Elizabeth […] wished he were beside her, and was so glad to think he would soon be beside her always, with all his humours and weaknesses, all his little crossnesses and complainings[…]”

“At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.”

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