cross-grained Synonyms
Strongest:
- waspish
- crotchety
- petulant
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- pugnacious
- querulous
- peevish
- irritable
- cantankerous
- irascible
- disagreeable
- bilious
- grumpy
- off-colored
- curmudgeonly
- ill-natured
- choleric
- snarly
- surly
- dyspeptic
- grouchy
- snappish
- ornery
- pettish
Strong:
- fretful
- stuffy
- argumentative
- sullen
- belligerent
- prickly
- snippety
- quarrelsome
- short-tempered
- contentious
- snappy
- cranky
- cross
- fractious
- sulky
- snarky
- disputatious
- perverse
- snippy
- truculent
- combative
- testy
- crabby
- quick-tempered
- raspy
- bellicose
- fiery
- scrappy
- off-color
- ratty
- pouty
- tetchy
- bearish
Weak:
Strongest:
- agreeable
- outgoing
- extroverted
- cordial
- sweet
- friendly
- good-natured
- good-natured
- extraverted
- affable
- sociable
- amiable
- amiable
- genial
- gregarious
- friendly
- companionable
- companionable
- sociable
- extroverted
- affable
- gregarious
- outgoing
- sweet
- agreeable
- genial
- extraverted
- cordial
Strong:
- relaxed
- easygoing
- stoic
- easygoing
- stoical
- well-disposed
- stoic
- carefree
- tolerant
- relaxed
- good-tempered
- patient
- forbearing
- well-disposed
- good-tempered
- tolerant
- forbearing
- stoical
- carefree
- 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
waspish, crotchety, petulant, ill-humored, ill-tempered, pugnacious, querulous, peevish, irritable,cantankerous
agreeable, outgoing, extroverted, cordial, sweet,friendly, good-natured, good-natured, extraverted, affable
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.
