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Definitions for Ornery

[1] ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
[2] stubborn: I can't do a thing with that ornery mule.
[3] low or vile.
[4] inferior or common; ordinary.
[5] stubborn or vile-tempered
[6] low; treacherous an ornery trick
[7] ordinary

Words related to Ornery

grouchy, ill-tempered, cranky, vicious, hard-nosed, obstinate, grumpy, nasty, cantankerous, contemptible, crabby, crusty, difficult, disagreeable, ignoble, irritable, quarrelsome, rotten, sour, surly

Words nearby Ornery

ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornith., ornithic, ornithine

Origin of Ornery

First recorded in 1790–1800; contraction of ordinary

Other words from Ornery

or·ner·i·ness , noun

Word origin for Ornery

C19: alteration of ordinary

Synonyms for Ornery

cranky, grouchy, grumpy, hard-nosed, ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate, vicious, cantankerous, contemptible, crabby, crusty, difficult, disagreeable, ignoble, irritable, quarrelsome, rotten, sour, surly, testy, unfriendly