n.
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 : 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