Hard-grained
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hard-grained is an adjective meaning Having a dense firm grain.
Meaning
Having a dense firm grain.
More Meanings
- Uninviting; dour.
Example Sentences
hard-grained wood
Though a hard-grained man, close, dry, and silent, he can enjoy old wine with the best. He has a priceless bin of port in some artful cellar under the Fields, which is one of his many secrets.
A few sentences will suffice to indicate an idea of it. The pervading characteristic of all our Scottish songs seems to be that hard-grained, and not unfrequently sarcastic sagacity, which is the national mark, go where you will.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rough-grained, grained, coarse-grained, grainy, fine-grained, farinaceous.
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