All 3 Uses of
ornery
in
The Outsiders
- Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and ornery, not much more than a colt.
p. 39..8ornery = ill-tempered (and so difficult to control)
- "I've got me a ornery pony," Soda'd tell him, rubbing his neck.
p. 39..9
- Dally was his usual mean, ornery self.
p. 124..3 *
Definition:
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(ornery as in: is ornery when she first wakes up) quick to get annoyed, complain, argue, and be uncooperative