The invention discloses a high-flexibility numerical control cylindrical grinding machine, and relates to the technical field of article processing and grinding equipment, the high-flexibility numerical control cylindrical grinding machine comprises a machine tool with a support column at the top, a lifting mechanism arranged on the support column, and a direction adjusting mechanism arranged on the lifting mechanism, the direction adjusting mechanism comprises a driving part, a fixed base plate, a rotating shaft, a rotating plate and a driven toothed bar, the fixed base plate is arranged on the lifting mechanism, and the rotating shaft is rotationally connected to the fixed base plate. According to the high-flexibility numerical control cylindrical grinding machine, the direction of the grinding wheel can be adjusted through the use of the direction adjusting mechanism, and the grinding wheel can be adjusted when positions such as an arc surface and a corner of a ground object appear, so that the grinding wheel is more attached to the surface of the object, and the machining precision is greatly improved; the position of the grinding wheel can be sensed in the advancing direction, so that the overall use is more flexible, the structure is stable and reliable, meanwhile, the structure is simple, manufacturing is easy, the grinding advantage is highlighted, and the grinding efficiency is improved.