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ornery::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cantankerous, crotchety |
| Derivation | orneriness |
Examples of ornery
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Colon, in particular, is the typical ornery right tackle, and vastly underrated.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Ornery employees are not the only problem GM must confront in the coming months.
From the time.com
She's outgoing and at times ornery, quick to poke fun at her friends or herself.
From the omaha.com
The Leafs won 6-4, leaving everyone in an ornery mood Friday at the RBC Center.
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Weber says Miss Kitty is a very loving, sociable kitty who can be a little ornery.
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She heads for Montana and takes on ornery outlaws in her second tall-tale whopper.
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If you're a parent, you'd have to be an ornery cuss not to take the tykes to this.
From the kentucky.com
The game turned edgy just before the half and contributed to United's ornery mood.
From the washingtonpost.com
The ornery but lovable pachyderm lived another 10 years until her death at age 40.
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- Cantankerous: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
- 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.
- Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable; Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way; Commonplace, inferior
- (ornerier) comparative form of ornery: more ornery
- This greenish-black bird has a three phase life: getting drunk, then immolation, then guilt after rebirth. Which leads to drinking, which leads to immolation, which leads to...Unpleasant beast.
- Hard to deal with or get along with. "She is the orneriest woman God ever put on this Earth. Why it could be raining gold and she'd still find something to fuss about."
- Stubborn, not passive.
- Mean, nasty, grumpy.
