cross-grained
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English
Definitions
adjective
- (of timber) Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain.
- (by extension) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome.
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Synonyms
stubborncontrariousunevencrossgrainedgrainedmultigroovedpolygroovedgroovedmultigranulateindentedcrossbeddedmultigrainmultigranulatedptygmaticriftsawnpolysomatic