Cross
Cross adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: she was cross all day because of a nagging headache
Quick-tempered is a synonym for cross in very angry topic. In some cases you can use "Quick-tempered" instead an adjective "Cross".
Quick-tempered
Quick-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a quick-tempered man who invariably utters threats at any kids who wander into his yard
Cross is a synonym for quick-tempered in angered topic. You can use "Cross" instead an adjective phrase "Quick-tempered", if it concerns topics such as peevish.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and cross
- irritable and quick-tempered
- cranky and cross
- cranky and quick-tempered
- ill-tempered and cross
- ill-tempered and quick-tempered
- short-tempered and cross
- short-tempered and quick-tempered
- testy and cross
- testy and quick-tempered
- touchy and cross
- touchy and quick-tempered
- irascible and cross
- irascible and quick-tempered
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Quick-tempered and Cross. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/quick-tempered
Cross & Quick-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/quick-tempered>.
Quick-tempered or Cross. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/quick-tempered.
