ornerinesses
nə adjective, or·ner·i·er, or·ner·i·est. Dialect.
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.
Related forms
or·ner·i·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. mean, ill-tempered, ill-natured, surly, testy.
1. mean, ill-tempered, ill-natured, surly, testy.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | stubborn or vile-tempered |
| 2. | low; treacherous: an ornery trick |
| 3. | ordinary |
| [C19: alteration of | |
| 'orneriness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ornery
1816, Amer.Eng. dialectal contraction of ordinary. "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c.1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous."
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