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ornery
What does ornery mean?
ornery (adjective): having a difficult and contrary disposition.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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/ˈɔɹnəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “ornery” mean?
of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal
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based in scientific and industrial progress
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having a difficult and contrary disposition
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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