1) Cantankerous state 2) Contrariness 3) Cussedness 4) Perverseness 5) Perversity 1) Cussedness 
orneriness 1. Having an irritable disposition; cantankerous (difficult or irritating to deal with). 2. Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition. This word is NOT related to the onus-, oner- Latin family of words. It is included in this unit only for purposes of clarification and to help anyone who thinks these orneriness and orner...