crossly
1
4.0
- adverb
- /ˈkrɔsli/
:
de manera enojada
- Now, don't look at me so crossly.
- said crossly
- asked crossly
- answered crossly
Examples
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"What does it look like I'm doing?" she said crossly.
Fiction book (1998) -
Somewhat crossly, she asked for directions to the powder room.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Well, I liked showing off," she admits crossly, "doing what I liked doing."
Academic text (2001) -
"Why do I have to have all the answers?" she said crossly.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Not if you mean to make it coherent," I said crossly.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Yes, and kill the bugs," Louisa said, a little crossly.
Fiction book (2002) -
Janet flung the pillow to the floor and sat up crossly.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I don't know what this nonsense is about London, Miss Georgiana," she said crossly.
Fiction book (1998) -
"It's all my fault then?" said Arkadiy crossly, annoyed by Verka's unfairness.
Fiction book (1994) -
"That's not fair!" she said crossly, folding her arms in frustration.
Synonyms
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
7
5.0
In an angry way because something seems unfair
4
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
In an easily annoyed way
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
In an angry way that shows someone gets annoyed easily
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a rude, unfriendly way
In a bad mood and complaining
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In an angry and unpleasant way that shows annoyance
In a way that shows extreme anger or a dark blue-gray color
Antonyms
How Annoyed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word crossly comes from the adjective cross, which means 'angry' or 'annoyed', and you can imagine someone who is 'cross' as being short with others. So to speak crossly is to speak in an 'irritated' or short way that shows annoyance.