cross grained[adjective]Synonyms: cantankerous, bearish, cankered, cranky, crotchety, ornery, vinegarish, vinegary, waspish, waspy, contrary, balky, froward, perverse, restive, wayward, wrongheaded
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ˌcross-ˈgrained adjective wood that is cross-grained has lines that go across it instead of along it
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