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Orneriness

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Noun

1. cussedness, orneriness

meanspirited disagreeable contrariness

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Orneriness

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adjective US and Canadian dialect or informal
1. 
stubborn or vile-tempered
2. 
low; treacherous
an ornery trick
3. 
ordinary

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Orneriness

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adjective Informal
1. 
having an ugly or mean disposition
2. 
obstinate

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Orneriness

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adj. or·ner·i·er, or·ner·i·est
Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.

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