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cross-grained

Pronunciation: /ˈkrɒsɡreɪnd/

Definition of cross-grained

adjective

  • 1(of timber) having a grain that runs across the regular grain.
  • 2stubbornly contrary or bad-tempered:Bruce was a cross-grained and boastful individual

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