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| obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| ornery(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| recalcitrant | |
| refractory | |
| rogue | |
| ruffled(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven) | |
| self-willed | |
| shaggy(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven) | |
| splenetic | |
| sullen | |
| surly(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| touchy(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy) | |
| unkempt(disordered, asperous, unshorn) | |
| unlevel(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven) | |
| wavy-grained | |
| across | |
| across the grain(expression, idiom) | |
| against the grain(expression, idiom) | |
| asperous(adjective, harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven) | |
| athwart |
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