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[ awr-nuh-ree ] / ˈɔr nə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ornery ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, or·ner·i·er, or·ner·i·est.Dialect.ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin. stubborn: I can't do a thing with that ornery mule. low or vile. inferior or common; ordinary. Origin of orneryFirst recorded in 1790–1800; contraction of ordinary SYNONYMS FOR ornery1 mean, ill-tempered, ill-natured, surly, testy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ornery ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM orneryor·ner·i·ness, nounWords nearby orneryornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, Orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornithic, ornithine, ornithinuria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orneryThe characters you play on the show are extremely diverse—ranging from a cocaine-rattled rich boy to an ornery Jewish grandpa. The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll|Abby Haglage|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST The budding relationship between the ornery sexagenarian and the precocious young child ultimately gives the film its momentum. Meet Vincent McKenna, Your New Favorite Bill Murray Character|Alex Suskind|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST He's an ornery cuss kind of Republican, extremely critical of Bush and Cheney back in the day. Rice Out? And Hagel to Defense?|Michael Tomasky|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Conard, the ornery lone researcher and writer, demands more of himself. David's Book Club: Unintended Consequences|David Frum|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was irritable and ornery almost all of the time, and she seemed to be trying to distance herself from the others. Inside Tania Head’s Terrible 9/11 Lie: ‘The Woman Who Wasn’t There’|Robin Gaby Fisher, Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST And Ill bet that the devil, just to be ornery, will wait until the last hour of the four days. The Black Star|Johnston McCulley They're little an' young an' they ain't never done nothin' ornery. The Gold Girl|James B. Hendryx "That's an ornery--looking bronc," went on Belllounds, and he reached with careless hand for the mustang. The Mysterious Rider|Zane Grey But that ain't saying that somebody's ornery critter won't harm him. Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds Im an ornery, no-count cowboy with no one in this hull world to know or care what becomes o me. Langford of the Three Bars|Kate Boyles
British Dictionary definitions for ornery
adjective US and Canadian dialect, or informalstubborn or vile-tempered low; treacherousan ornery trick ordinary Derived forms of orneryorneriness, nounWord Origin for orneryC19: alteration of ordinary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ornerygrouchy, ill-tempered, cranky, vicious, hard-nosed, obstinate, grumpy, nasty, cantankerous, contemptible, crabby, crusty, difficult, disagreeable, ignoble, irritable, quarrelsome, rotten, sour, surly |