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crossgrained

crossgrained is the alternative form of cross-grained.

Meaning of cross-grained

Adjective

cross-grained (not comparable)

  1. Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain.
  2. (broadly) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome.
    • It is quite wonderful to me, in such a cross-grained, hardening, and harsh world as ours, where she can have contrived to keep so much of open, fresh, and kindly feeling.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 151–152

Forms of crossgrained

comparativemore crossgrained
superlativemost crossgrained

Questions about crossgrained

What is crossgrained the alternative form of?
Crossgrained is the alternative form of cross-grained.

Words near crossgrained in the dictionary

  1. crossgraded
  2. crossgrader
  3. crossgraders
  4. crossgrades
  5. crossgrading
  6. crossgrained
  7. crossgrainedness
  8. crossguard
  9. crossguards
  10. crosshair
  11. crosshaired

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