Game and Ornery

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Game adjective - Having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action).

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

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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

Earth-Shattering Kaboom: If all 10 of your humanoids die, your planet explodes, and the game becomes much more difficult — all the enemy units that would otherwise be relatively docile Landers are instead the much more ornery Mutants.

Source: Video Game / Defender
An old arcade game called Crystal Castles had enemies called "Nasty Trees" (which got more ornery as you progressed from level to level).

Source: When Trees Attack
Bowser is actually friendly (in an ornery sort of way at times) through the game.

Source: Go-Karting with Bowser

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