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Ornery as an Adjective
Definitions of "Ornery" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Ornery" as an adjective (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Ornery" as an adjective
Associations of "Ornery" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Ornery” are: cantankerous, crotchety, tedious, dull, monotonous

Ornery as an Adjective

Definitions of "Ornery" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ornery” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.
Having a difficult and contrary disposition.
Having a difficult and contrary disposition- Dorothy Sayers.

Synonyms of "Ornery" as an adjective (5 Words)

cantankerous	Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative. A cantankerous* and venomous tongued old lady.*
crotchety	Having a difficult and contrary disposition. He was tired and crotchety.
dull	Not having a sharp edge or point. A dull* gaze.*
monotonous	Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. The statistics that he quotes with monotonous* regularity.*
tedious	Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous. A tedious* journey.*

Usage Examples of "Ornery" as an adjective

An ornery old military man.

Associations of "Ornery" (30 Words)

cantankerous	Having a difficult and contrary disposition. He can be a cantankerous* old fossil at times.*
choleric	Characterized by anger. A choleric* outburst.*
crotchety	Having a difficult and contrary disposition. He was tired and crotchety.
dogged	Stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot. Success required dogged* determination.*
froward	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
hardheaded	Unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack. A hardheaded* appraisal of our position.*
headstrong	Energetically wilful and determined. The headstrong* impulsiveness of youth.*
hidebound	Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention. They are working to change hidebound* corporate cultures.*
ingratitude	A discreditable lack of gratitude. He returned his daughter s care with ingratitude* and unkindness.*
insistence	Continual and persistent demands. Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position.
insistent	Insisting on or demanding something; not allowing refusal. Tony s soft insistent* questioning.*
intransigence	Refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something. In the face of government intransigence* he resigned in disgust.*
intransigent	An intransigent person. Her father had tried persuasion but she was intransigent.
irascible	Characterized by anger. An irascible* and difficult man.*
obduracy	Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
obdurate	Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. The child s misery would move even the most obdurate* heart.*
obstinacy	The quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness. His reputation for obstinacy.
obstinate	Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. The obstinate* problem of unemployment.*
opinionated	Obstinate in your opinions. An arrogant and opinionated* man.*
persistence	The property of a continuous and connected period of time. Cardiff s persistence* was rewarded with a try.*
persistent	Continually recurring to the mind- Claudia Cassidy. Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity.
pertinacious	Stubbornly unyielding. The most vocal and pertinacious* of all the critics.*
pertinacity	Persistent determination.
pigheaded	Obstinate and stupid.
querulous	Complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner. She became querulous* and demanding.*
recalcitrance	The trait of being unmanageable.
recalcitrant	Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. A class of recalcitrant* fifteen year olds.*
stubborn	Having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so. Stubborn rust stains.
tenacious	Stubbornly unyielding- T.S.Eliot. This tenacious* defence of local liberties.*
unyielding	Stubbornly unyielding. An unyielding* head support.*