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
Her crossness did not extend to Candace, however.
From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan
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
Yes, for crossness and unpolite words and messing at table and—lots of things.
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
No one minds a little crossness now and then.
From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
