or·ner·y
[awr-nuh-ree]
adjective, -ner·i·er, -ner·i·est. Dialect .
1. ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
2. stubborn: I can’t do a thing with that ornery mule.
3. low or vile.
4. inferior or common; ordinary.