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