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41Cross stroke — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
42Cross wind — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
43Cross wires — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
44Crossness — Cross ness, n. The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor. [1913 Webster] …
45Fumishness — Fum ish*ness, n. Choler; fretfulness; passion. [1913 Webster] …
46Impatience — Im*pa tience . [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr. L. impatientia.] The quality of being impatient; lack of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit;… …
47Irritability — Ir ri*ta*bil i*ty, n. [L. irritabilitas: cf. F. irritabilit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) A natural… …
48Moroseness — Mo*rose ness, n. Sourness of temper; sulenness. [1913 Webster] Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and moroseness. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] Note: Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or… …
49Patient — Pa tient (p[=a] shent), a. [F., fr. L. patiens, entis, p. pr. of pati to suffer. Cf. {Pathos}, {Passion}.] 1. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear. [1913 Webster] Patient of severest toil and hardship. Bp. Fell. [1913 …
50Peevish — Pee vish, a. [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh. from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children + ish.] 1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. Her peevish babe.… …