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Ornery

Ornery meaning

Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous. | Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing. | Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.

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Example sentences (13)

But they certainly are ornery.

I know there are people in our workplaces who are disagreeable, untruthful, ornery or unethical.

Jean Renoir cast her as an ornery matriarch in his 1945 American classic "The Southerner," which I find earthier and less preachy than Ford's movie.

Quesada said she had surprise him at times with funny little stories “about her more ornery days”.

The Hamptons flamingo has managed to establish friendly relations with some longtime residents of Georgica Pond — a flock of sometimes ornery swans.

Well, Ange has been ornery with the media, at times, this season.

For winter, Ornery is adding three fire pits out back along with Adirondack-style chairs.

A strain of ornery individualism often led people to leave their more settled homes elsewhere and voyage to America.

Those elements paint the picture of a mean-as-the-dickens character as ornery as anything from the imagination of one Reed’s favorite songwriter peers, Jim Croce.

As she got older, she was angrier and ornery, so I withdrew.

At the time, some NHL talent hawks wondered if Pastrnak’s razzle-dazzle would be doused in North America when he started having to take the ice against ornery defencemen from Saskatchewan.

Though he could be stubborn, some might even say ornery, his big heart and loving nature were endearing, making him a welcome addition to any gathering of friends or family.

No one has the inside track on which of dozens, perhaps hundreds, of ornery, obstreperous, unkempt bands might next appeal to the mall-walking millions".