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