adjective
cross
Feeling or showing irritation or anger.
The child looks cross when his turn ends.
Etymology
Something cross can lie across another thing or oppose it. Applied to a mood, that contrary disposition becomes irritation and a readiness to resist or object.
More examples
- She was cross with me for arriving late.
- He sounded crosser than he intended.
- Even the crossest passenger calmed down after the announcement.
Forms
cross · crosser · crossest
crossly adverb — In an annoyed or angry way.