旋毛つむじ曲まがり

na-adjective, noun

perverse; cantankerous; eccentric

Describes a person who is contrary, stubborn, or deliberately goes against the grain. Often used for someone with a twisted or difficult personality.

• 彼かれは旋毛つむじ曲まがりで、人ひとの言いうことを素す直なおに聞きかない。

  He is perverse and won't listen to what people say obediently.

• あの旋毛つむじ曲まがりな性せい格かくは直なおらないだろう。

  That cantankerous personality probably won't change.