Definition of "orneriness" []

• The state of being ornery (noun)

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• "Compounding my orneriness was the undeniable fact that my parents stayed married for twenty-four years, probably about four too many."
• "It requires some new kind of orneriness to take Che's famous image"
• "Whether due to fatigue, pressure, or sheer orneriness, Schwarzkopf erred repeatedly on issues of primary importance, a tendency that became especially evident as Operation Desert Storm wound down."