ornery
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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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Example sentences
But nobody else would have persisted and been as ornery as she was about getting it done.
Computers are ornery beasts, as many readers will no doubt concur.
But beneath the seductive skin live ornery lizard-beings with superhuman strength and speed.
No matter how ornery a bear may have been, the encounter would not result in an arrest or a warning being issued.
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