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orneriness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cussedness |
| Type of | contrariness, perverseness, perversity |
| Derivation | ornery |
Examples of orneriness
orneriness
Will represent ACC in Orange Bowl this year with orneriness and ordinariness.
From the latimes.com
Shrek the ogre, we all know, is a grouchy, green cuss who glories in his orneriness.
From the thenewstribune.com
His frustration of analysis amounts to more than orneriness, though.
From the sfgate.com
It may be sheer orneriness, but today my coffee cup looks half-full.
From the signonsandiego.com
He poaches clams at a neighboring bird sanctuary, more out of orneriness than hope of profit.
From the time.com
His reputation for orneriness did not improve when he got divorced.
From the time.com
Petros shares Brett Favre's competitive orneriness and owns one of the great streaks in fishing.
From the suntimes.com
Mitt Romney's wash-and-wear grin may be patently inauthentic, but that does not make orneriness authentic.
From the economist.com
There's orneriness in letting Dae-su stew for 15 years.
From the cnn.com
- Cussedness: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
- Irritability is an excessive response to stimuli. The term is used for both the physiological reaction to stimuli and for the pathological, abnormal or excessive sensitivity to stimuli; It is usually used to refer to anger or frustration.
- How difficult a creature is to control.
