crossness
Example Sentences
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She said Grenfell had "always been a bad tempered place and for some reason that general crossness has lingered and is stoked by various individuals and their agendas".
From BBC
“Gossip suggests adenoidal radio anarchist Howard Stern was involved. Britney reacts with predictable crossness. ‘It’s a disgusting offer,’ she told one newspaper.
From The Guardian
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
To meet criticism with kindness, crossness with geniality, insult with courtesy, and injury with charity is the way to conquer the world.
From Project Gutenberg
They struck a far deeper note within him than ever had Lady's alternating affection and crossness.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
