Synonyms for ornery

Grammar : Adj

Spell : awr-nuh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr nə ri

Top 10 synonyms for ornery

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Définition of ornery

Origin : 1816, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary (adj.). "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c.1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous." Related: Orneriness.

adj mean

Example sentences :

It certainly is the home camp of some of the most ornery reptiles, that a-way!
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

To 'n ornery gentleman—of the road or what you will—I'm not, if so be he's the necessary.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

They're little an' young an' they ain't never done nothin' ornery.
Extract from : « The Gold Girl » by James B. Hendryx

The other fellow was about thirty, and dressed about as ornery.
Extract from : « Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

He ain't no ornery, bloomin' skipper, nor Calamity ain't his name.
Extract from : « Captain Calamity » by Rolf Bennett

That ornery Ephe wilted, and fell flat on the floor behind the chair!
Extract from : « The Doctor's Red Lamp » by Various

He manages to get hold of the most ornery, two-cent fish there are in the sea.
Extract from : « Harbor Jim of Newfoundland » by Alden Eugene Bartlett

If she has a husband he is probably an "ornery" fellow who never takes her anywhere.
Extract from : « Vignettes Of San Francisco » by Almira Bailey

Sometimes, I wish I could live my life over with "ornery" in my vocabulary.
Extract from : « Vignettes Of San Francisco » by Almira Bailey

I reckon dey's too ornery an' too finiky anyway to be fit to eat.
Extract from : « The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle » by Wilmer M. Ely

Antonyms for ornery

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