Crossness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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