cross-grained vs good-natured

cross-grained

adj
  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

good-natured

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an amicable, kindly disposition. 

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