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 Definitions of ornery  [ˈɔr nə ri]  

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Definition of 'ornery' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) ornery
disagreeable in disposition; mean; crotchety.

2.  ornery
stubborn.

Etymology:  (1790–1800)

Definition of 'ornery' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) cantankerous, crotchety, ornery
having a difficult and contrary disposition
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

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