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Ääntäminen
Southern England
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Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- (originally and chiefly US, especially Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
- (originally Southern US, now general US, humorous, informal) Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing.
- (obsolete) Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.
Esimerkit
- “Grandpa, what’s ‘ornery’?” / “Oh, you know. Mean. Contrary. Rebellious.”
- Curley: "I ain't sayin' I don't share your sentiments, Buck, but you're a born fool. First place Luke would kill the Kid in a gun-fight. Second place if Luke did get shot he's got two brothers just as ornery as he is, and if Ike Plummer didn't kill the Kid then Hank Plummer would."
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