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ORNERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a difficult and contrary disposition
Example:
a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
Synonyms:
cantankerous; crotchety; ornery
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Derivation:
orneriness (meanspirited disagreeable contrariness)
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