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crossly

crossly adverb: in a cross manner; angrily.

Adverb

crossly (comparative more crossly, superlative most crossly)

  1. In a cross manner; angrily.
    • 'What do you want, Miss?' he asked, rather crossly.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 75
    • You have the money, but if you want to be mean / Why keep your money (this crossly) and go along1936, Robert Frost, The Roadside Stand, page 669

Forms of crossly

comparativemore crossly
superlativemost crossly

Origin of crossly

From cross + -ly.

Questions about crossly

What does crossly mean?
Crossly means in a cross manner; angrily.
What part of speech is crossly?
Crossly is an adverb.

Words near crossly in the dictionary

  1. crosslives
  2. crossliving
  3. crossloading
  4. crossloadings
  5. crosslots
  6. crossly
  7. crossman
  8. Crossmans
  9. crossmapping
  10. crossmappings
  11. crossmatch

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