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ornery

UK
/ˈɔːnəri/
US
/ˈɔrnəri/

Translations

orneryadjective
ornerier
Comp.
orneriest
Super.
UK
/ˈɔːnəri/
US
/ˈɔrnəri/
acariâtreSurtout pour une personne de mauvaise humeur, difficile à vivre ou à traiter.
The ornery old man refused to let anyone help him with his groceries.
Le vieil homme acariâtre refusa de laisser qui que ce soit l’aider avec ses courses.
butéPour une personne obstinée, récalcitrante ou difficile à raisonner.
Her ornery attitude made it hard for her to compromise during the meeting.
Son attitude butée lui rendait difficile tout compromis pendant la réunion.
Additional translations
espiègleSurtout en anglais américain familier : malicieux, contrariant de façon joueuse.
minableSurtout régional ou familier : de piètre qualité, délabré, médiocre.
Synonyms
irritable
grumpy
cantankerous
cross
testy
surly
quarrelsome
bad-tempered
Antonyms
agreeable
pleasant
friendly

Definitions

orneryadjective
Bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.
The ornery old man refused to let anyone help him with his groceries.
Stubborn or combative.
Her ornery attitude made it hard for her to compromise during the meeting.
Informal, chiefly US: playfully or perversely contrary; inclined to tease or cause minor trouble.
The puppy grew more ornery as the afternoon wore on, nipping at everyone’s shoelaces.
Dialectal, chiefly US: of inferior or substandard quality; shabby or crude.
He traded his truck for an ornery old lawn mower that barely worked.
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