Reverse Dictionary: CROSS

ADJECTIVES
– cross UPPY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, angry, fractious, testy TESSY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, angry, irritable, bad-tempered, easily offended; sulky, pouting OWLY 1950 Amer. dial.
– cross, angry, quarrelsome CAMSHACKLE 1808 Sc.
– cross, annoyed, irritated, angry X 1962 UK sl.
– cross, annoyed, upset PEEVED 1908 colloq.
– cross, bad-tempered, perverse, wicked ILL-BISTED 1866 Sc.
– cross, bad-tempered, perverse, wicked ILL-BISTEN 1866 Sc.
– cross, contrary, ill-tempered; pert, saucy THWART;  TWORT 1894 Eng. dial.
– cross, contrary, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed THIRTOVER;  THURTIFER’  THURTOVER;  THWARTOVER 1852 Eng. dial.
– cross, crabbed; obstinate; forward THAWART 1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, easily offended; irritable, peevish; captious, testy; bad-tempered TETTY 1621 obs. exc. Sc.
– cross, easily put out; pert TIDDIE 1850 Sc. & Amer. dial. 
– cross, fractious, fretful, ill-humoured, ill-natured, peevish; unreasonably quarrelsome TANKERSOME B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
– cross, fretful, mischievous, ill-natured, ‘elvish’ ALFISH 1887 Sc.
– cross, froward, contrary, stubborn, unsociable HAGGARD 1580 obs.
– cross, grumpy, ill-tempered CRUMPSY 19C Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-humoured CANSHIE 1825 Sc.
– cross, ill-humoured GARMUNSHACH 1825 Sc. obs.
– cross, ill-tempered RAGGY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered REMUCE Bk1904 obs.
– cross, ill-tempered CAMMED 1854 Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, angry; easily provoked to anger, excitable BISSY 1887 Sc.
– cross, ill-tempered, disagreeable, peevish, fretful, fractious, quarrelsome FRAMPOLD 1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, disagreeable, unpleasant, contentious, obnoxious EVIL a1131
– cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish FRAB 19C Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish FRABBY 19C Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, ill to deal with NEWKY;  NOOKY 1875 Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, irritable NATTLED Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered, irritable, grumpy, sulky GROUCHY 1861 colloq.
– cross, ill-tempered, peevish; crabbed; pugnacious TEETHY 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, ill-tempered,  sulky NUNTY 1894 Eng. dial.
– cross, irascible, angry, low, mean FAUSTY;  FEISTY;  FICETY;  FISTY;  FYSTY 1890 Amer. dial.
– cross, irritable DAIN 1896 Eng. dial.
– cross, irritable, annoyed, bad-tempered RATTY 1909 colloq., orig. UK
– cross, irritable, ill-tempered SHIRTY 1846 sl.
– cross, irritable, ill-tempered SHITTY 1846 sl.
– cross, irritable, peevish, fretful FEASY Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– cross, irritable, peevish, ill-tempered CAINGY 1778 Eng. dial.
– cross, irritable, testy, uncertain in temper PATCHY 1883 Eng. dial.
– cross, irritable; usually applied to old people YAPPY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, out of temper; silent, sulky UNKED Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish NEPPERED Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish CANKY 1850 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish, fretful, fractious; used esp. of children TEATY;  TEEDY;  TEETY 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish, ill-natured, ill-tempered TATTERY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish, ill-tempered; complaining MAUNGY 1865 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish, ill-tempered, irritable NAZZY 1878 Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish, irritable, ill-tempered, quarrelsome FRATCHETY 19C Eng. dial.
– cross, peevish; said of a child MAWDY 1882 Eng. dial.
– cross, perverse; ill-humoured, mean CRAB 1961 UK sl.
– cross, perverse, obstinate CAM a1600 Eng. dial.
– cross, queer-tempered, fractious, ill-tempered, irritable MAGGOTY 1890 Eng. dial.
– cross, querulous; ill-tempered, spiteful, bitter CANKERED 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, quick to take offense; touchy; irritable NATTLE 1868 Eng. dial.
– cross, scolding, peevish, ill-tempered, grumblingly discontented TATTER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– cross, snappish, querulous; irritable; sarcastic KNAGGY 1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; irritable; ill-natured, bad-tempered, testy; sarcastic NAGGIE;  NAGGY 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, stiff, stubborn; or unwilling to do anything THRAW 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– cross, stiff, stubborn; reluctant or unwilling to do anything THRY 1768 Sc.
– cross, sulky, surly, peevish, sullen, ill-tempered, ill-natured, crabbed, grumpy, irritable GROUTY 1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– cross, surly, crabbed, growly, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, sour-tempered GURLIE;  GURLY 1721 Sc.
– cross, surly, ill-humoured GURLY 1721 Sc.
– cross-tempered, touchy, ill-natured NAGGLY 1887 Sc.
– cross, testy TATTY B1900 Eng. dial.
– cross, touchy, irritable, peevish, fretful TATCHY 1746 Eng. dial.
– cross, unsociable; stubborn, dogmatic; straitlaced NARROW-CONTRACTED 1930 Amer. dial.
– cross, vicious, bad-tempered, angry, peevish, fretful, morose, unpleasant ILL 1857 Amer. dial.
– having a cross temper; ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ILL-CURPONED 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– very cross CROSS AS SAM PATCH 1892 Amer. dial.
– very cross indeed CROSS AS THE GALLOWS 1846 Eng. dial.

ADVERBS
1889 ► THRAWN crossly, angrily → Sc.
1899 ► THRAWNLY crossly → Sc.

NOUNS
1625 ► MUSTINESS crossness; ill humour → obs.

NOUNS, PERSON
– a cross child NEWKY 1884 Eng. dial.
– a cross, crabbed, or ill-natured person SOUR-SOP B1900 Eng. dial.
– a cross, fretful child CROWSBY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– a cross, ill-natured, or troublesome person; generally applied to a child or an aged person BICHT 1887 Sc. obs.
– a cross, ill-natured person, esp. a child NEDDARCAP Bk1905 Sc.
– a cross, ill-tempered person THWART 1852 Eng. dial.
– a cross or bad-tempered woman MISS CROSS-STICKS;  MRS. CROSS-STICKS Bk1922
– a cross or unlikable man, somewhat miserly, or inclined to be dishonest in money matters SKITE 1911 Amer. dial.
– a cross, peevish person CAINGEL 1684 Eng. dial.
– a cross, peevish person CAINJER Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a cross, peevish person; a troublesome, crying child YAP Bk1905 N. Ireland & Eng. dial. 
– a cross person THRAWN-BODY 1895 Sc.
– a cross, teasing person HANNIER 1775 Eng. dial. obs.
– a cross-tempered, malicious or pert fellow NATTI 1908 Sc.

VERBS
1621 ► CAMPLE to be cross or sulky → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1842 ► TATTER to be cross or furious → Eng. dial.
1905 ► HAVE PISSED ON A NETTLE to be cross, peevish, ill-tempered → Eng. dial. (Bk.)