| NOUN | attribute | orneriness, cussedness | meanspirited disagreeable contrariness |
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| Meaning | meanspirited disagreeable contrariness. | |
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| Synonym | cussedness | |
| Broader | contrariness, perversity, perverseness | Deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| Adjectives | ornery | having a difficult and contrary disposition |