Content and Ornery

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Content adjective - Feeling that one's needs or desires have been met.

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Ornery is an antonym for content.

Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

Usage example: an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off his lawn

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Content is an antonym for ornery.

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Ornery and Content. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/content/ornery

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