cross-grained

adjective

Definition of cross-grainednext
as in cantankerous

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  1. cantankerous
  2. disagreeable
  3. querulous
  4. bilious
  5. ornery
  6. surly
  7. irascible
  8. peevish
Adjective
  • The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Pic directed by Christopher Andrews, who is making his feature directing debut, follows Michael (Abbott) who is the last son of a farming family, and lives an isolated existence with his ailing, cantankerous father Ray.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of cantankerous
Adjective
  • Rufo should know this, at which point someone who caucuses with the right should be pleased to keep his own, frequently laudatory views (there’s much that’s disagreeable about DEI, ESG and other acronyms) separate from government force at all levels.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Some repel deer with a disagreeable taste, such as hot pepper.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of disagreeable
Adjective
  • Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, Gerwig and Baumbach promote querulous sloganeering.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 July 2023
Definition of querulous
Adjective
  • Not altogether surprising because the proliferation of guns and incendiary political rhetoric over the past few decades — and especially the last few bilious years — made the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., seemingly just a matter of time.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Rampant exposure to this movie on cable suggests that Scorsese’s bilious portrait of Jordan Belfort may soon join GoodFellas as one of the director’s most intensely rewatchable efforts.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Definition of bilious
Adjective
  • The toy comes to life, fends off some ornery mice with his sword and leads Clara through a wintry dreamworld of dancing Christmas treats.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout the movie, the ornery Scrooge (played by George C. Scott) is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of ornery
Adjective
  • The Eagles, who sold more than a hundred and fifty million albums, rode a tide of surly melancholy and bell-bottom jeans much further than anyone expected, and Henley viewed himself not merely as a celebrity with lawyers on call but as a troubadour in the heroic tradition.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Way too little accountability Florida’s sweeping 2023 voucher expansion gives any parent in Florida roughly $8,000 in private school tuition to escape the surly bonds of a public system state lawmakers won’t adequately fund.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2024
Definition of surly
Adjective
  • As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Even the typically irascible Joy Behar was comparatively tame while expressing her dissatisfaction.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of irascible
Adjective
  • The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of peevish
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