Die woordeboekdefinisie van "ornery" is: sleggemoed en strydlustig; hardkoppig en moeilik om te hanteer. Dit kan ook beteken: onaangenaam of teenstrydig van karakter; met 'n prikkelbare geaardheid.
Olivia wished he could find his way back to ornery teasing.
As Robert helped the ornery Deva take a seat on a poorly made three-legged stool, and while Leeroy inspected the boxes in the corners, I gently opened the door and snuck out.
It was her brain that got a little ornery at times.
He had known her eighteen years, and never before seen her look ornery or miserable.
