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Stubborn, irritable, rough on the edges, a little mean, grumpy.

Adjective. The correct spelling is ornery, but many Americans say/spell as awnry.
"These ornery old guys at the job will never change"
ornery by amrev360 May 8, 2009
to always be in to trouble or up to something.
"My son was so ornery when he was little. He got into everything he was not supposed to."
ornery by anm September 12, 2006
Person 1: Rebekah is so ornery!
Person 2: Yah! I know right!
Ornery by PandaGirl xox May 30, 2016
Mischievous, unpredicatable, contrary. Prone to teasing, silliness or pranks but not necessarily intentionally cruel in nature.
My friend in Georgia announced plans to dye my dog pink, then had the nerve to suggest it was unfair to call him "ornery."
Ornery by ChrysRD November 16, 2018
Wanting to do something just to make someone else's day worse
Ornery: "I want to get hit by a car just to dent the damn thing*
Ornery by Urfreaky December 8, 2010