CROSS-GRAINED


Meaning of CROSS-GRAINED in English

Pronunciation: ' kro ̇ s- ˌ gr ā nd

Function: adjective

Date: 1647

1 : difficult to deal with <her husband's self-absorbed and cross-grained nature ― Lance Morrow>

2 : having the grain or fibers running diagonally, transversely, or irregularly

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