cross

³cross

adj

Definition of CROSS

1

a : lying across or athwart b : moving across <cross traffic>

2

a : running counter : opposite b : mutually opposed <cross purposes>

3

: involving mutual interchange : reciprocal

4

: marked by typically transitory bad temper

5

: extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes <a cross sample from 25 colleges>

6

: crossbred, hybrid

— cross·ly adverb

— cross·ness noun

Examples of CROSS

1. I didn't mean to make you cross.
2. I was cross with her for being so careless.

First Known Use of CROSS

14th century

Related to CROSS

Synonyms: cold-blooded (or coldblood), mixed, crossbred, hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms: blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred

Related Words: grade, half-bred; dihybrid, trihybrid; crossed, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed

Near Antonyms: pedigreed (or pedigree); inbred, linebred, straightbred

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