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ornery

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Adjective

  1. Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
  2. Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing.
  3. Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.

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