ornery
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Josh Charles stars as a talented but ornery surgeon who leaves his career in Boston to become a doctor in a small town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
In a talk-back at the end of the show, Ullett admitted that he quite liked Berkoff, ornery though he was, and that he respected Friedkin’s stature as one of the great film directors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Quesada said she’d surprise him at times with funny little stories “about her more ornery days.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
With his wild, Einsteinian coif, Romantic poet adoration and cryptic, sometimes ornery nature, Dylan is often held up as an emblematic example of the modern male genius.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
“Does feed de ornery varmint! Don’t keer whut Ah do Ah can’t git long wid ’im.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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