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ORNERY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having a difficult and contrary disposition

Example:

a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady

Synonyms:

cantankerous; crotchety; ornery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

Derivation:

orneriness (meanspirited disagreeable contrariness)

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