"hard-grained" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hard-grained [comparative], most hard-grained [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hard-grained (comparative more hard-grained, superlative most hard-grained)
  1. Having a dense firm grain.
    Sense id: en-hard-grained-en-adj-bWhYJL9L
  2. Uninviting; dour.
    Sense id: en-hard-grained-en-adj-ZaO0AVg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

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