cross-grained

Definition of Cross-grained in English :

1. contrarious, cross-grained

difficult to deal with

of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cross-grained

adjective

1.

(of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece

2.

perverse, cantankerous, or stubborn

adjective

1.

having a grain that is irregular or that runs across the longitudinal axis

said of timber

2.

cantankerous; contrary; perverse

adj.

1. Having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal grain, as opposed to a parallel grain.

2. Troublesome to deal with; contrary.