WordHippoOrnery in a sentence is a good example of how to useornery.

The ornery old man is rude to everyone around him.

If I don't get my coffee in the morning, I can be mean to people that try to bother me.

My mother will yell a lot if my father leaves the toilet seat up.

An ornery person is usually mean or cold towards everyone around them.

The ornery old lady yelled at the kids to get off her lawn even though they only stepped on it to grab their ball.

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