crossness

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

Definition of crossness

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)the state of being cross; mild anger
    “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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Etymology

From cross + -ness.

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