Ornery and Sadistic

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Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.

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

Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

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Ornery and sadistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ornery" instead an adjective "Sadistic".

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

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Sadistic and Ornery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/sadistic

Ornery & Sadistic. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/sadistic>.

Sadistic or Ornery. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/sadistic.

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