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Ugly :: Ugly (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly..

Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.

Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Perverse; untractable; contrary.

Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..

Knurl :: Knurl (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.

Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing..

Knurl :: Knurl (n.) One who, or that which, is crossgrained..

Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

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