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ornery ornery definition

ornery


 
  Overview  of  adj  ornery 
 
  The  adj  ornery  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  cantankerous,  crotchety,  ornery  --  (having  a  difficult  and  contrary  disposition;  "a  cantankerous  and  venomous-tongued  old  lady"-  Dorothy  Sayers) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ornery 
 
  1  sense  of  ornery 
 
  Sense  1 
  cantankerous,  crotchety,  ornery 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ill-natured)  ->  good-natured 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ornery 
 
  1  sense  of  ornery 
 
  Sense  1 
  cantankerous,  crotchety,  ornery 
  =>  ill-natured  (vs.  good-natured) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ornery 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ornery 
 
  ornery  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ornery 
  ornery 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ornery 
 
  The  adj  ornery  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  cantankerous,  crotchety,  ornery  --  (having  a  difficult  and  contrary  disposition;  "a  cantankerous  and  venomous-tongued  old  lady"-  Dorothy  Sayers) 



ornery definition