ornery

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++or·ne·ry /ˈɔːnəri $ ˈɔːr-/ adjective American English  BAD-TEMPEREDbehaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do 脾气坏的，执拗的 an ornery kid 一个坏脾气的小孩

Examples from the Corpus

ornery• an ornery 10-year-old• The senators were ornery and independent.Origin ornery (1800-1900) ordinary

or·ne·ry adjectiveChineseSyllable  

unreasonable way, Corpus an by behaving especially angry often and in

ornery
or‧ne‧ry /ˈɔːnəri $ ˈɔːr-/ adjective American Englishbehaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do:
    an ornery kid
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ stubborn refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable: Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind. | a stubborn old man
   ▪ obstinate very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable: I have never met anyone so obstinate. | his obstinate refusal to compromise
   ▪ pig-headed informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid: I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen. | I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed!
   ▪ headstrong very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong. | the headstrong impulsiveness of youth
   ▪ wilful British English (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children: He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way. | She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid.
   ▪ ornery American English behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do: an ornery kid | Teenagers can be ornery and rude.

or·neryBrE /ˈɔːnəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːrnəri/ 🔊 adjective (NAmE, informal) bad-tempered and difficult to deal with 脾气暴躁的；难对付的；别扭的