cross-grained Synonyms
Strongest:
- ornery
- petulant
- dyspeptic
- ill-humored
- waspish
- crotchety
- grumpy
- snarly
- peevish
- curmudgeonly
- querulous
- ill-natured
- irascible
- off-colored
- cantankerous
- pugnacious
- choleric
- irritable
- pettish
- grouchy
- ill-tempered
- surly
- bilious
- disagreeable
- snappish
Strong:
- prickly
- argumentative
- sullen
- sulky
- scrappy
- stuffy
- snippy
- tetchy
- perverse
- bellicose
- crabby
- snarky
- snappy
- truculent
- quarrelsome
- cranky
- testy
- quick-tempered
- combative
- fretful
- belligerent
- raspy
- cross
- fractious
- contentious
- ratty
- fiery
- disputatious
- off-color
- pouty
- snippety
- short-tempered
- bearish
Weak:
Strongest:
- sweet
- cordial
- friendly
- amiable
- extroverted
- gregarious
- companionable
- agreeable
- good-natured
- amiable
- sweet
- affable
- good-natured
- extroverted
- companionable
- genial
- gregarious
- agreeable
- outgoing
- friendly
- sociable
- extraverted
- genial
- affable
- extraverted
- outgoing
- sociable
- cordial
Strong:
- forbearing
- easygoing
- tolerant
- relaxed
- carefree
- stoic
- carefree
- stoical
- stoic
- forbearing
- tolerant
- relaxed
- well-disposed
- good-tempered
- patient
- well-disposed
- stoical
- good-tempered
- easygoing
- patient
Weak:
cross-grained Meaning
cross-grained (s)
difficult to deal with
of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
cross-grained Sentence Examples
- The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
- The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
- The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
- The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
- The cross-grained nature of the material made it unsuitable for certain woodworking projects.
- The musician appreciated the cross-grained sound of the vintage guitar.
- Despite its cross-grained texture, the chef managed to tenderize the meat for a flavorful dish.
- The cross-grained texture of the paper provided an interesting backdrop for the artist's sketches.
- The cross-grained appearance of the stone added character to the building's facade.
- The furniture maker carefully selected wood with a cross-grained pattern for a rustic aesthetic.
FAQs About the word cross-grained
difficult to deal with, of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
ornery, petulant, dyspeptic, ill-humored, waspish, crotchety, grumpy, snarly, peevish, curmudgeonly
sweet, cordial,friendly, amiable, extroverted, gregarious, companionable, agreeable, good-natured, amiable
The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
