Antonyms for cross-grained

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kraws-greynd, kros-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˈgreɪnd, ˈkrɒs-

Definition of cross-grained

As in rough : adj uneven, irregular
As in wayward : adj contrary, unmanageable
As in crotchety : adj irritable, often due to old age

Example sentences :

I can't believe any one was ever born with such a cross-grained temper.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

See what the Grammonts would have been now, but for this cross-grained fellow!
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton

He is peevish and cross-grained, poor man, since he came here.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Confusion, vexation and every cross-grained word in the language!
Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford

"In sooth, I am too cross-grained," said Griffith, relenting.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various

His mother was a curious, cross-grained old woman, not yet a Christian.
Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin

This fellow was not only cross-grained, but absolutely malignant.
Extract from : « Captain Canot » by Brantz Mayer

He handed Willie a piece of cross-grained wood and a blunt knife.
Extract from : « Fighting the Flames » by R.M. Ballantyne

He was not a growly-wowly, cross-grained man, like some fathers we know of—not he.
Extract from : « The Thorogood Family » by R.M. Ballantyne

I am a cross-grained body, and contradiction makes me worse.
Extract from : « Not Like Other Girls » by Rosa N. Carey

Synonyms for cross-grained

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