She goes on to admit how she "began speaking crossly" when told she had to go to bed earlier.

I didn't speak loudly or crossly.

David spoke crossly.

Druidess Laidig, impatient with hyperbole, spoke crossly.

Naomi knew she ought to report to sickbay, but the last time she'd peeked in the Doctor seemed to have his hands full and spoke crossly to people.

Speaking crossly and rudely although Carrie had only been stewing indoors because she had been helping him in the shop!

They speak crossly and elliptically to each other.

She spoke crossly of people who had criticized her clergymen.

Durling almost apologized for speaking crossly to his National Security Advisor.

She spoke crossly.