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# crossly

adverb (crossly)

«crossly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories «she said crossly» tells the reader a character is annoyed, but not furious; often used with grown-ups telling children off. Phrases: said crossly, looked crossly, answered crossly.

### Examples

- «Clean up this mess!» said Mum crossly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x1)
- The teacher looked crossly at the noisy boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x2)
- He crossly slammed the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x3)
- «I'm not tired,» the toddler said crossly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x4)
- The cat swished its tail crossly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x5)
- She answered crossly because she was hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x6)
- When they reached the house the old woman received them very crossly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/#x7)

### Note

An adverb from the adjective «cross» (angry), used mostly in British English. Not connected with «cross» meaning to go across. Similar: angrily, grumpily, irritably.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crossly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crossly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crossly.html) on Mova free.