Main Entry:

³cross

Function:

adjective

Date:

14th century

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 : reciprocal4: marked by typically transitory bad temper5: extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes <a cross sample from 25 colleges>6: crossbred, hybrid

— cross·ly adverb

— cross·ness noun