Complete Definition of "ornery"

English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/���n�ri/
italbrac|US IPA|/���rn�ri/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.

#:He gets awfully ornery when he doesn't get his way.

Quotations
"Grandpa, what's 'ornery'?" "Oh, you know. Mean. Contrary. Rebellious." - "Rabbit at Rest", by John Updike

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Revision and Credits for"ornery"
  • 2007-06-08 21:25 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/64.122.180.150|64.122.180.150]] ([[User_talk:64.122.180.150|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:24.82.78.44|24.82.78.44]]

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