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tetchiness vs crossness

crossness vs tetchiness

tetchiness and crossness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tetchiness Yes No No No
crossness Yes No No No
As nouns, crossness is a hypernym of tetchiness; that is, crossness is a word with a broader meaning than tetchiness:
  • tetchiness: feeling easily irritated
  • crossness: an irritable petulant feeling
Other hypernyms of tetchiness include choler, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance.
tetchiness (noun) crossness (noun)
feeling easily irritated a disposition to be ill-tempered
an irritable petulant feeling
Difference between tetchiness and crossness

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