ornery
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or·ner·y
(ôr′nə-rē)adj. or·ner·i·er, or·ner·i·est
Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.
[Alteration of ordinary.]
or′ner·i·ness′ n.
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ornery
(ˈɔːnərɪ)adj
1. stubborn or vile-tempered
2. low; treacherous: an ornery trick.
3. ordinary
[C19: alteration of ordinary]
ˈorneriness n
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or•ner•y
(ˈɔr nə ri)adj. -ner•i•er, -ner•i•est.
1. disagreeable in disposition; mean; crotchety.
2. stubborn.
[1790–1800]
or′ner•i•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. ornery - having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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ornery
adjectiveGiven to acting in opposition to others:
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