orneryadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːn(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɔrn(ə)ri/

Forms: English regional 1800s– ornary, 1800s– ornery, 1800s– arnary (chiefly south-western), 1800s– arnery (chiefly south-western), 1900s– onary (Kent); U.S. regional 1800s onnery, 1800s awnry (chiefly in African-American usage), 1800s– onary, 1800s– onery, 1800s– ornary, 1800s– or'nary, 1800s– ornery, 1800s– ornry, 1900s– o'nary, 1900s– onry, 1900s– o'n'ry, 1900s– orn'ry, 1900s– honery (north-eastern), 1900s– hornery (north-eastern); Scottish pre-1700 ornarie, 1800s– ornary; Irish English (northern) 1900s– onrie, 1900s– onry, 1900s– ornary, 1900s– ornery.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ordinary adj.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of ordinary adj. Compare the 17th-cent. form ordnary s.v. ordinary adj.; trisyllabic pronunciations are also recorded from the 18th cent.Now generally, although not invariably, restricted to the spec. senses given below. (Compare Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. s.v.) Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Ordinary also records forms omary and ommary from Hampshire.

regional and colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

= ordinary adj.; commonplace, inferior, unpleasant; (now) esp. mean, cantankerous, contrary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective]

feeblec1275

demeanc1380

unnoblec1384

coarse1424

colourlessc1425

passable1489

meana1500

indifferent1532

plain1539

so-so1542

mediocre1586

ordinary1590

fameless1611

middling1652

middle-rate1658

ornery1692

so-soish1819

nohow1828

betwixt and between1832

indifferential1836

null1847

undazzling1855

deviceless1884

uncompetitive1885

tug1890

run of the mill1919

serviceable1920

dim1958

spammy1959

comme ci, comme ça1968

vanilla1972

meh2007

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective]

stour1303

thwarta1325

elvishc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

crousea1400

cursedc1400

doggeda1425

currishc1460

disagreeable1474

dour1488

thrawn1488

terne?1507

apirsmarta1522

crustyc1570

incommodious1570

bilious1571

mischievous-stomached1577

thrawn-faced1578

thrawn-mowit1578

wearisha1586

shrewish1596

rhubarbative1600

crabbish1606

ill-tempereda1616

cur-like1627

thrawn-faceda1628

terned1638

cross1639

splenial1641

frumpish1647

wry1649

bad-tempered1671

hot-tempered1673

sidy1673

ugly1687

ornery1692

cankerya1699

ramgunshoch1721

cantankerousc1736

frumpy1746

unhappy1756

grumpy1778

crabby1791

grumpish1797

thraw-gabbit18..

snarlish1813

cranky1821

stuntya1825

ill-natured1825

nattery1825

rantankerous1832

foul-tempered1835

cacochymical1836

as cross as two sticks1842

grumphy1846

knappy1855

carnaptious1858

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

snotty1870

sniffy1871

snorty1893

grouchy1895

scratchy1925

tight1950

stroppy1951

snitty1978

arsey1989

1692 in J. Hunter Diocese & Presbytery Dunkeld (1918) I. 283 And contempt for the ornarie orders anent fastings.

1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 369 The Land is old, completely worn out, the farming extremely ornary in general.

1849 J. J. Hooper Night at Ugly Man's in Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 471/2 We had an old one-horned cow, mighty onnery (ordinary) lookin'.

a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) vii. 71 Good company betters the orneriest sort er weather.

1887 E. B. Custer Tenting on Plains ix. 286 He's a good enough fellow, only he's an onery scamp of a Republican.

1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders viii. 169 ‘What sort of men are they?’ ‘Torn down scoundrels, every one.’ ‘Oh, come now!’ ‘Yes, they are; plumb onery.’

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ix. 196 A low-down thought—mean and ornery.

1939 National Geographic Mag. Aug. 144/1 Wild sweet williams in the wood lot were much more alluring than the ‘o'n'ry’ weeds.

1962 G. MacEwan Blazing Old Cattle Trail xxi. 143 There the sheep were in one of their orneriest moods, determined not to get their nice Merino wool wet.

1993 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 18/1 She comes across as a ‘character’—plain-speaking but flirtatious, ornery but feminine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ornery
释义	orneryadj. Brit. /ˈɔːn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɔrn(ə)ri/ Forms: English regional 1800s– ornary, 1800s– ornery, 1800s– arnary (chiefly south-western), 1800s– arnery (chiefly south-western), 1900s– onary (Kent); U.S. regional 1800s onnery, 1800s awnry (chiefly in African-American usage), 1800s– onary, 1800s– onery, 1800s– ornary, 1800s– or'nary, 1800s– ornery, 1800s– ornry, 1900s– o'nary, 1900s– onry, 1900s– o'n'ry, 1900s– orn'ry, 1900s– honery (north-eastern), 1900s– hornery (north-eastern); Scottish pre-1700 ornarie, 1800s– ornary; Irish English (northern) 1900s– onrie, 1900s– onry, 1900s– ornary, 1900s– ornery. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ordinary adj. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of ordinary adj. Compare the 17th-cent. form ordnary s.v. ordinary adj.; trisyllabic pronunciations are also recorded from the 18th cent.Now generally, although not invariably, restricted to the spec. senses given below. (Compare Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) III. s.v.) Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Ordinary also records forms omary and ommary from Hampshire. regional and colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). = ordinary adj.; commonplace, inferior, unpleasant; (now) esp. mean, cantankerous, contrary. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] feeblec1275 demeanc1380 unnoblec1384 coarse1424 colourlessc1425 passable1489 meana1500 indifferent1532 plain1539 so-so1542 mediocre1586 ordinary1590 fameless1611 middling1652 middle-rate1658 ornery1692 so-soish1819 nohow1828 betwixt and between1832 indifferential1836 null1847 undazzling1855 deviceless1884 uncompetitive1885 tug1890 run of the mill1919 serviceable1920 dim1958 spammy1959 comme ci, comme ça1968 vanilla1972 meh2007 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective] stour1303 thwarta1325 elvishc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 crousea1400 cursedc1400 doggeda1425 currishc1460 disagreeable1474 dour1488 thrawn1488 terne?1507 apirsmarta1522 crustyc1570 incommodious1570 bilious1571 mischievous-stomached1577 thrawn-faced1578 thrawn-mowit1578 wearisha1586 shrewish1596 rhubarbative1600 crabbish1606 ill-tempereda1616 cur-like1627 thrawn-faceda1628 terned1638 cross1639 splenial1641 frumpish1647 wry1649 bad-tempered1671 hot-tempered1673 sidy1673 ugly1687 ornery1692 cankerya1699 ramgunshoch1721 cantankerousc1736 frumpy1746 unhappy1756 grumpy1778 crabby1791 grumpish1797 thraw-gabbit18.. snarlish1813 cranky1821 stuntya1825 ill-natured1825 nattery1825 rantankerous1832 foul-tempered1835 cacochymical1836 as cross as two sticks1842 grumphy1846 knappy1855 carnaptious1858 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 snotty1870 sniffy1871 snorty1893 grouchy1895 scratchy1925 tight1950 stroppy1951 snitty1978 arsey1989 1692 in J. Hunter Diocese & Presbytery Dunkeld (1918) I. 283 And contempt for the ornarie orders anent fastings. 1816 U. Brown Jrnl. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1915) 10 369 The Land is old, completely worn out, the farming extremely ornary in general. 1849 J. J. Hooper Night at Ugly Man's in Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 471/2 We had an old one-horned cow, mighty onnery (ordinary) lookin'. a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) vii. 71 Good company betters the orneriest sort er weather. 1887 E. B. Custer Tenting on Plains ix. 286 He's a good enough fellow, only he's an onery scamp of a Republican. 1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders viii. 169 ‘What sort of men are they?’ ‘Torn down scoundrels, every one.’ ‘Oh, come now!’ ‘Yes, they are; plumb onery.’ 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ix. 196 A low-down thought—mean and ornery. 1939 National Geographic Mag. Aug. 144/1 Wild sweet williams in the wood lot were much more alluring than the ‘o'n'ry’ weeds. 1962 G. MacEwan Blazing Old Cattle Trail xxi. 143 There the sheep were in one of their orneriest moods, determined not to get their nice Merino wool wet. 1993 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 18/1 She comes across as a ‘character’—plain-speaking but flirtatious, ornery but feminine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1692
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