Comparative for feeling angry or annoyed
“She said it with such conviction that her words, her cross tone, her stern expression, are all seared into my memory.”
Comparative for lying or placed across
“At the end of each row were cross benches that linked the rows.”
(now rare) Comparative for opposed to, or contrary to what one would hope or wish for
“The article seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind.”
Comparative for bred as a hybrid from different species or breeds
“I know I can look for Shropshire cross lambs to be ready for market at least a week before those from other rams I use on my grass-based system.”
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