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crossnesses

crossnesses is the plural of crossness.

Meaning of crossness

Noun

crossness (countable and uncountable, plural crossnesses)

  1. the state of being cross; mild anger
    • Elizabeth […] wished he were beside her, and was so glad to think he would soon be beside her always, with all his humours and weaknesses, all his little crossnesses and complainings[…]1863, Dinah Maria Craik, Mistress and maid

Questions about crossnesses

What is crossnesses the plural of?
Crossnesses is the plural of crossness.

Words near crossnesses in the dictionary

  1. crossmodality
  2. crossmodally
  3. Crossmyloof
  4. crossnational
  5. crossness
  6. crossnesses
  7. Crossno
  8. Crossnos
  9. crossnumber
  10. crossnumbers
  11. crossognathiform

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