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orneriness

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or·ner·y  (ôrn-r)
adj. or·ner·i·er, or·ner·i·est
Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.
[Alteration of ordinary.]
orner·i·ness n.
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Noun1.orneriness - meanspirited disagreeable contrariness
cussedness
contrariness, perverseness, perversity - deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
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