Definitions for orneryˈɔr nə ri
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•ner•yˈɔr nə ri(adj.)-ner•i•er, -ner•i•est.
disagreeable in disposition; mean; crotchety.
Category: Status (usage)
stubborn.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of ornery:
1790–1800
or′ner•i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
cantankerous, crotchety, ornery(adj)
having a difficult and contrary disposition
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
Wiktionary
ornery(Adjective)
Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.
ornery(Adjective)
Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way.
ornery(Adjective)
Commonplace, inferior.
Origin: Contracted or dialectal pronunciation of ordinary.
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