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   ornery

   /ˈɔːn(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. bad-tempered or difficult to deal with: informal North American "an ornery old military man"

   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

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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