Definition of Ornery

crotchety, rude, or mean

Examples of Ornery in a sentence

The ornery old man is always treating everyone around him very rudely, which is probably why nobody likes him.  🔊

I can be very ornery if I don’t get my coffee in the morning, being mean to everyone that tries to bother me.  🔊

If there is one thing that will make my mother very ornery, it is my father leaving the toilet seat up, which makes her yell a lot.  🔊

An ornery person usually treats everyone around them poorly, either being mean or just cold in general.  🔊

The ornery old lady shouted at the kids to get off her lawn even though they only stepped on it for a moment to grab their ball.  🔊

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