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cross-grained
[kraws-greynd, kros-]
adjective
having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber.
stubborn; perverse.
cross-grained
adjective
(of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
perverse, cantankerous, or stubborn
Other Word Forms
- cross-grainedly adverb
- cross-grainedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-grained1
Example Sentences
Here, everybody has a “cross-grained stubbornness and iconoclast’s temper.”
He wrote, “You possess all the attributes of a demagogue: a screeching, horrible voice; a perverse, cross-grained nature; and the language of the market-place.”
The geologic mystery of the canyon is how the south-trending Colorado River made a sudden turn westward to carve its way, cross-grained, through four plateaus.
In the end, you have little cross-grained pallets, which you sandwich together with jam.
Perverse, obstinate, contrary, cross-grained, intractable, not amenable, in a dour sullen mood.
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