Bad and Ornery

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Bad adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.

Usage example: the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert

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Ornery and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ornery" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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Bad and ornery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Ornery".

She rules the bad half of the Dark Dimension, which is why she is pretty ornery most of the time.

Source: Summon Bigger Fish

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