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- Dictionaryornery/ˈɔːn(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered or difficult to deal with: informal North American "an ornery old military man"
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Ornery is an alteration of ordinary that means irritable, difficult, or mischievous. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
adjective. infml us / ˈɔr·nər·i / Add to word list. tending to get angry and argue with people: He’s ornery and opinionated, but he doesn’t lie.
adjective. infml us / ˈɔr·nər·i / Add to word list. tending to get angry and argue with people: He’s ornery and opinionated, but he doesn’t lie.
Ornery definition: ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper. See examples of ORNERY used in a sentence.
A person can have a consistently ornery personality, or maybe you’re feeling ornery today because you skipped breakfast. Some synonyms for ornery are cantankerous and crotchety, words that sound as grumpy as the people they describe.
Ornery means bad-tempered, difficult, and often mean. It is an informal and disapproving word, often used in US and Canadian dialect. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related terms.
Ornery is an informal adjective that means easily annoyed and difficult to deal with. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples, synonyms and word origin in this online dictionary.
