cross-grained vs contrarious

cross-grained and contrarious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-grained	No	Yes	No	No
contrarious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, cross-grained and contrarious are synonyms defined as:

cross-grained (adjective)	contrarious (adjective)
characterized by self-willed opposition	characterized by self-willed opposition
of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel