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cross-grained

cross-grained

 
pronunciation:
kraws greInd
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of lumber, having a grain that runs across or diagonally to the length.
definition 2: (informal) stubborn or hard to deal with.
similar words:
cantankerous, pigheaded