cross-grained vs eggy

cross-grained

adj
  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

eggy

adj
  • Slightly annoyed. 

  • Covered with or dipped in egg. 

  • Of or relating to an egg or eggs. 

  • Resembling eggs in some way. 

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