What is the meaning of cross-grained?

Difficult to deal with.
- synonyms: contrarious
Of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel.
- synonyms: curly-grained, wavy-grained

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APA	WordNet. (2010). cross-grained. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cross-grained/definitions/1171685
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "cross-grained" http://smartdefine.org/cross-grained/definitions/1171685 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, cross-grained, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cross-grained/definitions/1171685>.
MLA	WordNet. "cross-grained" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cross-grained/definitions/1171685>

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