adj. having an ugly or mean disposition; obstinate
The dog is ornery about getting in the car.
The dog is ornery about getting in the car.
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The deceivable girl was tricked out of her candy by the ornery boy.
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Aunt Tee said she wasn't ornery enough to poison Master Henley. What does 'ornery' mean?
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Mr. Taylor said that Higgins was healing nicely and was as ornery as ever. What does 'ornery' mean?
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''Mama figured he was too ornery to sleep.'' What does 'ornery' mean?
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At the beginning of the book, who is described as ornery and stubborn?
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cantankerous; crotchety; ill-natured
good-natured
3 syllables
or-ner-y
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