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

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)

At first he had growled with crossness, but now he began to whine from frightenness.

From Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Metelerkamp, Sanni

To meet criticism with kindness, crossness with geniality, insult with courtesy, and injury with charity is the way to conquer the world.

From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt

It would have been better had he felt more free to be irritated; one should not have to feel frightened at a little bit of one's own bad temper—appalled at crossness, at hours of ennui.

From Fidelity A Novel by Glaspell, Susan