All cross-grained synonyms

adj cross-grained

• grouchy — sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
• grumpy — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
• crusty — Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
• ornery — ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
• cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
• rugged — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
• rocky — inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
• coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
• bumpy — A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
• fuzzy — of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
• choppy — When water is choppy, there are a lot of small waves on it because there is a wind blowing.
• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
• rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
• headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
• capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
• unruly — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
• recalcitrant — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• ridged — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
• bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
• jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
• broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
• tangled — snarled, interlaced, or mixed up: tangled thread.
• nappy — liquor, especially ale.
• disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
• tousled — disordered or disheveled: tousled hair; tousled clothes.
• ruffled — (of apparel) having ruffles.
• wrinkled — a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
• chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
• arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
• balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
• changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
• contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
• disobedient — neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
• disorderly — characterized by disorder; irregular; untidy; confused: a disorderly desk.
• fickle — Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
• flighty — given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
• froward — willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.
• immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
• inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
• incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
• insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
• intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
• mulish — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
• obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
• perverse — willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.
• refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
• restive — impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
• self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.