cross-grained vs snaky

cross-grained

adj
  • Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. 

  • Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. 

snaky

adj
  • Windy; winding; twisty; sinuous, wavy. 

  • Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike. 

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