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Crossly meaning

In a cross manner; angrily.

Synonyms of Crossly

grouchily grumpily

Using Crossly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a cross manner; angrily.
  • Useful related words include: grouchily, grumpily.

Context around Crossly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

examining 1× gesticulating 1×

Often after:

rejected 1×

Sentence patterns with Crossly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

gesticulating crossly the boy 1× has always crossly rejected any 1× mean examining crossly an instruction 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gesticulating crossly the 1× tarantino himself has 1×

Common sentence endings:

been let down 1× violent film makers 1× well illustrated today 1×

Words around Crossly

Just before it in the word index:

crosslinx 2 crosslinks 5 crosslinking 17 crosslinked 3 crossley 28 crossland 18

Just after it in the word index:

crossmaglen 4 crossman 17 crossmark 40 crossnet 3 crosson 8 crossover 708

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Crossly

  • In this selection, "crossly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, examining, gesticulating and rejected stand out and add context to how "crossly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include gesticulating crossly the boy and has always crossly rejected any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crossly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crossly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There’s a saying that “cross examination does not mean examining crossly” – an instruction well illustrated today. (17 words)

Gesticulating crossly, the boy looks for answers from his father, who charmingly translates everything for us, and appears to agree with his son that he's been let down. (29 words)

Tarantino himself has always crossly rejected any link between violent and real violence, even claiming that those who watch violent don’t turn into violent people but merely into violent film-makers. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Tarantino himself has always crossly rejected any link between violent and real violence, even claiming that those who watch violent don’t turn into violent people but merely into violent film-makers. (32 words)

Gesticulating crossly, the boy looks for answers from his father, who charmingly translates everything for us, and appears to agree with his son that he's been let down. (29 words)

There’s a saying that “cross examination does not mean examining crossly” – an instruction well illustrated today. (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

There’s a saying that “cross examination does not mean examining crossly” – an instruction well illustrated today.

Gesticulating crossly, the boy looks for answers from his father, who charmingly translates everything for us, and appears to agree with his son that he's been let down.

Tarantino himself has always crossly rejected any link between violent and real violence, even claiming that those who watch violent don’t turn into violent people but merely into violent film-makers.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crossly" in a sentence?
An example: "There’s a saying that “cross examination does not mean examining crossly” – an instruction well illustrated today." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "crossly" from authentic English texts.
What does "crossly" mean?
Crossly means: In a cross manner; angrily.
What are synonyms of "crossly"?
Common synonyms of "crossly" include: grouchily, grumpily.
How many example sentences with "crossly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "crossly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.