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ORNERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ornery mean?
• ORNERY (adjective)
The adjective ORNERY has 1 sense:
1. having a difficult and contrary disposition
Familiarity information: ORNERY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a difficult and contrary disposition
Synonyms:
cantankerous; crotchety; ornery
Context example:
a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
orneriness (meanspirited disagreeable contrariness)
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