cross-grained
adjective
- having a grain that is irregular or that runs across the longitudinal axis: said of timber
- cantankerous; contrary; perverse
See cross-grained in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krôsˈgrāndˈ, krŏsˈ-)
adjective- Having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal grain, as opposed to a parallel grain.
- Troublesome to deal with; contrary.