Crossness \Cross"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being cross; peevishness;
fretfulness; ill humor.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
crossness
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, fretfulness,
fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler]
2: a disposition to be ill tempered [syn: crabbiness, crabbedness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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