cross-grained vs docile

cross-grained

adj
  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

docile

adj
  • Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. 

  • Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient. 

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