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Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/���n�ri/
italbrac|US IPA|/���rn�ri/

Adjective
en-adj

1. Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.

#:He gets awfully ornery when he doesn't get his way.

Quotations
"Grandpa, what's 'ornery'?" "Oh, you know. Mean. Contrary. Rebellious." - "Rabbit at Rest", by John Updike

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