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Meaning of ORNERY

Pronunciation:  'owrnuree

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 Definition: [adj]  having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
 
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 Synonyms: cantankerous, crotchety, ill-natured
 

 

 

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