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ornery in Japanese

ornery in Japanese is 気難しい — ornery means stubborn, grumpy, and difficult to deal with.

ornery in Japanese

気難しい
adj
Pronounced: kimuzukashii
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.

What does "ornery" mean?

  1. adj Stubborn, grumpy, and difficult to deal with.
    "The old mule was too ornery to be led anywhere."
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ornery in a sentence

  • The old mule was too ornery to be led anywhere.
  • Don't mind him — he gets ornery when he's tired.

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What is "ornery" in Japanese?

"ornery" in Japanese is 気難しい. ornery means: Stubborn, grumpy, and difficult to deal with.

How do you pronounce 気難しい?

"ornery" in Japanese is 気難しい, pronounced "kimuzukashii".

How do you use "ornery" in a sentence?

Example: "The old mule was too ornery to be led anywhere." In Japanese, "ornery" is 気難しい.

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