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cross-grained:
- tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough; huffy; touchy; thin-skinned; grim; gruff; wavy-grained; curly-grained; contrarious
- fractious person; cross-grained; cross-patch
English
Detailed Synonyms for cross-grained in English
cross-grained:
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cross-grained
tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough-
tenacious adj
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obstinate adj
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cross-grained adj
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persevering adj
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stubborn adj
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recalcitrant adj
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heady adj
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pig-headed adj
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tacky adj
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viscous adj
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persistent adj
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rebellious adj
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tedious adj
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boring adj
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grumpy adj
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refractory adj
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sullen adj
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unrelenting adj
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unyielding adj
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mindless adj
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stupefied adj
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dull adj
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stern adj
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surly adj
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leathery adj
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headstrong adj
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tough adj
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cross-grained
huffy; grumpy; touchy; cross-grained; thin-skinned; grim; stern; sullen; gruff; surly-
huffy adj
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grumpy adj
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touchy adj
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cross-grained adj
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thin-skinned adj
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grim adj
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stern adj
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sullen adj
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gruff adj
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surly adj
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cross-grained
– of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel 1cross-grained; wavy-grained; curly-grained– of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel 1-
cross-grained adj
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wavy-grained adj
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curly-grained adj
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cross-grained
– difficult to deal with 1
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the cross-grained