Crossword-Solution: ORNERINESS 10 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 10

But I seen I was a goner, and I forgive Hank all his orneriness, fur a feller don't want to die holding grudges.

And one poor farmer and mean man, if ever there was one! Oh, Pete comes by his orneriness honestly enough.” “Oh, I hope I'll have no trouble with any neighbor,” said Hiram, hopefully.

They got together to wipe out their grudges--and sometimes they didn't need any grudge and let loose their deviltries just for pure orneriness; setting haystacks afire and such like; or, where a farmer had offended them, they would put on their silly toggery and take him out at midnight and whip him and plunder his house and chase the horses and cattle into his corn, maybe.

And then had in a final burst of wrath told Green Valley that like Sodom and Gomorrah it was doomed, that no mere man preacher could save it, that its only hope lay in Grandma Wentworth, who alone understood its miserable, petty orneriness.

But she’s not a sample of what Ardmore puts forth—don’t believe it.” “I opine she’s not a sample of any product, except orneriness,” scolded Ann, who was a good deal put out by the strange actions of Edith Phelps.