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cross-grained
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Princeton's WordNet
contrarious, cross-grainedadjective
difficult to deal with
curly-grained, cross-grained, wavy-grainedadjective
of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
Wiktionary
cross-grainedadjective
Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain.
cross-grainedadjective
Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome.
ChatGPT
cross-grained
Cross-grained refers to something, especially wood, that has a grain running transversely or diagonally to the main direction. This term can also imply difficulty to work with or manipulate due to this characteristic. It may be used metaphorically to describe a person with a complicated or contrary nature.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cross-grained
Not straight-grained as in good wood; hence the perverse and vexatious disposition of the ne'er-do-wells. As Cotton's Juno-- "That cross-grained, peevish, scolding queen."
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cross-grained in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cross-grained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of cross-grained in a Sentence
For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their own cross-grained ungentleness; whilst others, it may be much less gifted, make their way and achieve success by simple patience, equanimity, and self-control.
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