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   Or·ner·y

   /ˈôrn(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. bad-tempered and combative: informal North American "some hogs are just mean and ornery"
   • ▪ stubborn: informal North American "his ornery determination drove him to get back on the court following two injuries"

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the Scottish form ornarie): variant of ordinary, representing a dialect pronunciation.

   Derivatives

   • 1. orneriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

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