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Word of the Day – Ornery

By October 25, 2017Word of the Day

Ornery (adj) (north American)

or-nuh-ree

Bad tempered and difficult to deal with.

Early 19th century: variant of ordinary, representing a dialect pronunciation.

Example sentences

“He’s an ornery old man and I’m sick of it!”

“Memories aren’t known to be particularly veridical.”

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