cross-tempered
1cross-tempered — index petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2cross — [adj] very angry; in a bad mood annoyed, cantankerous, captious, caviling, choleric, churlish, crabby*, cranky, crotchety*, crusty, disagreeable, faultfinding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill humored, ill tempered, impatient, irascible,… …
3cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… …
4cross|patch — «KRS PACH, KROS », noun. Informal. a cross, bad tempered person …
5cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rood, crucifix; crosspiece, cross mark, X, ex; gibbet; bur den, trial, trouble, adversity, affliction; hybrid, mixture, crossbreed; half caste, half breed; (cap.) Christianity, the Church, Gospel. v.… …
6cross — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Calvary cross, Cape Colored, Christogram, Eurasian, Greek cross, Holy Grail, Host, Jerusalem cross, John Hancock, Latin cross, Malacca cane, Maltese cross, Russian cross, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, T, X, abjure …
7cross — 1. noun 1) a bronze cross Syn: crucifix, rood 2) we all have our crosses to bear Syn: burden, trouble, worry, trial, tribulation, affliction, curse, bane, misfortune, adversity …
8cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …
9cross — {{11}}cross (adj.) ill tempered, 1630s, probably from 16c. sense of contrary, athwart, especially with reference to winds and sailing ships, from CROSS (Cf. cross) (n.). {{12}}cross (n.) O.E. cros (mid 10c.), from O.Ir. cros, probably via… …
10cross — n 1. crucifix, crux, rood, crosslet. 2. crossing, crosswalk, corner; crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction, juncture; convergence, conver gency, point of meeting. 3. thwarting, frustration, stumbling block, impediment, encumbrance,… …
