ornery

IPA: ˈɔrnɝi

(originally and chiefly US, especially Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.
(Southern US, humorous, informal) Troublesome to deal with in a good way; mischievous, prankish, teasing.
(obsolete) Ordinary, commonplace; hence, inferior, plain-looking, unpleasant.

Examples of "ornery" in Sentences

Some people are just ornery.
Trees seem to be just plain ornery.
Flint is old, ornery, cranky, and gruff.
Well, she was ornery and vacant after they left.
I was just feeiling a little ornery when I wrote that.
An ornery brother is an honorary member of the society.
The development team was out of control, and quite ornery.
There is also Barracuda, who is almost as mean and ornery as Frank.
I remember Joe as an ornery kid, who was always fun to hang around with.
The racoons in Toronto are getting bigger, smarter and more ornery all the time.