ornery

Pronunciation:  US [ˈɔrnəri] UK [ˈɔː(r)nəri]
  • adj.Grumpy; difficult; awkward
  • WebQuarrelsome and bad-tempered; inferior
amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered
acid bearish bilious bloody-minded cantankerous disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ill–tempered splenetic surly