Crossness
Crossness noun - Readiness to show annoyance or impatience.
Usage example: a librarian who had a reputation for chronic crossness
Truculency and crossness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Truculency" instead a noun "Crossness".
Nearby Word: crossly
Truculency
Truculency noun - Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.
Crossness and truculency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crossness" instead a noun "Truculency".
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Truculency and Crossness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/truculency
Crossness & Truculency. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/truculency>.
Truculency or Crossness. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossness/truculency.
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