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Definition of ornery adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ornery

adjective
 
/ˈɔːnəri/
 
/ˈɔːrnəri/
(North American English, informal)
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  1. easily annoyed and difficult to deal with
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: variant of ordinary, representing a dialect pronunciation.
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