cooperative vs cross-grained

cooperative

adj
  • Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate. 

  • Involving cooperation between individuals or parties. 

  • Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives. 

noun
  • A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. 

cross-grained

adj
  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

How often have the words cooperative and cross-grained occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )