Crossness
Crossness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: a librarian who had a reputation for chronic crossness
Perversity and crossness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perversity" instead a noun "Crossness".
Nearby Word: crossly
Perversity
Perversity noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: a certain coworker's habitual perversity makes him unpleasant to be around
Crossness and perversity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crossness" instead a noun "Perversity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mood and crossness
- mood and perversity
- meanness and crossness
- meanness and perversity
- irritability and crossness
- irritability and perversity
- testiness and crossness
- testiness and perversity
- irascibility and crossness
- irascibility and perversity
- crankiness and crossness
- crankiness and perversity
- grumpiness and crossness
- grumpiness and perversity
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Perversity and Crossness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/perversity
Crossness & Perversity. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/perversity>.
Perversity or Crossness. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/perversity.
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