cross-grained
Example Sentences
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The geologic mystery of the canyon is how the south-trending Colorado River made a sudden turn westward to carve its way, cross-grained, through four plateaus.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2019
And then there’s the cross-grained pairing of Dalziel and Pascoe.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2018
Perverse, obstinate, contrary, cross-grained, intractable, not amenable, in a dour sullen mood.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2014
In the end, you have little cross-grained pallets, which you sandwich together with jam.
From Washington Post
All these trees are picturesque, with twiggy, contorted branches; tough, cross-grained wood; alternate, simple, leathery, but deciduous leaves, beautiful at all seasons; minute flowers and fleshy, berry-like fruits.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
