crossness

2 definitions found

crossness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Crossness \Cross"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being cross; peevishness;
     fretfulness; ill humor.
     [1913 Webster]

crossness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  crossness
      n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability,
           crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness,
           petulance, choler]
      2: a disposition to be ill-tempered [syn: crabbiness,
         crabbedness, crossness]