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ornery |
Overview of adj ornery The adj ornery has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers) Antonyms of adj ornery 1 sense of ornery Sense 1 cantankerous, crotchety, ornery INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Similarity of adj ornery 1 sense of ornery Sense 1 cantankerous, crotchety, ornery => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Attributes of adj ornery Familiarity of adj ornery ornery used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj ornery ornery Overview of adj ornery The adj ornery has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers)
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