CROSS-GRAINED


Meaning of CROSS-GRAINED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrȯs-ˌgrānd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.