About The Word Cross-grained

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Cross-grained

Cross-grained Meaning & Definition
Cross-grained Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cross-grained?

[adj] of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
[adj] difficult to deal with

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cross-grained: contrarious | stubborn | uneven

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cross-grained: across | across the grain | against the grain | athwart | athwartships | bearish | bitchy | broken | bumpy | cankered | cantankerous | choppy | churlish | coarse | coarse-grained | contrariwise | contrary | contrawise | corrugated | crabbed | cranky | crisscross | cross | crossway | crossways | crosswise | crusty | cussed | difficult | disagreeable | excitable | feisty | fractious | froward | grained | grainy | granular | granulated | gritty | gross | homespun | horripilant | huffish | huffy | inequal | irascible | irregular | irritable | jolty | linsey-woolsey | mean | obliquely | ornery | overthwart | perverse | pimply | pitted | pocky | potholed | rank | ripply | rough | rough-cast | rough-grained | rough-hewn | ruffled | rutted | rutty | shagged | shaggy | sideways | sidewise | snappish | spiteful | spleeny | splenetic | stuffy | sulky | sullen | testy | textured | thwart | thwartly | thwartways | transverse | transversely | traverse | ugly | uneven | unkempt | unlevel | unpolished | unrefined | unsmooth | ununiform | waspish | wayward | wimpled | wrongheaded

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