Crossness
Crossness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: a librarian who had a reputation for chronic crossness
Disputatiousness and crossness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disputatiousness" instead a noun "Crossness".
Nearby Word: crossly
Disputatiousness
Disputatiousness noun - An inclination to fight or quarrel.
Usage example: the stubborn disputatiousness of the committee members kept them from getting much accomplished
Crossness and disputatiousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crossness" instead a noun "Disputatiousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mood and crossness
- mood and disputatiousness
- rage and crossness
- rage and disputatiousness
- anger and crossness
- anger and disputatiousness
- fury and crossness
- fury and disputatiousness
- ire and crossness
- ire and disputatiousness
- hostility and crossness
- hostility and disputatiousness
- wrath and crossness
- wrath and disputatiousness
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Disputatiousness and Crossness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/disputatiousness
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