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I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.'
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Meaning of "ornery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORNERY

Alteration of ordinary.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORNERY

ornery  [ˈɔːnərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORNERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ornery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ORNERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irritability

Irritability is an excessive response to stimuli. The term is used for both the physiological reaction to stimuli and for the pathological, abnormal or excessive sensitivity to stimuli; It is usually used to refer to anger or frustration. Irritability can be a growing response to the objective stimuli of hunger or thirst in animals or humans which then reaches some level of awareness of that need. Irritability may be demonstrated in behavioral responses to both physiological and behavioral stimuli including environmental, situational, sociological, and emotional stimuli.

Definition of ornery in the English dictionary

The first definition of ornery in the dictionary is stubborn or vile-tempered. Other definition of ornery is low; treacherous. Ornery is also ordinary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORNERY


beanery
ˈbiːnərɪ
bicentenary
ˌbaɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
buffoonery
bəˈfuːnərɪ
catenary
kəˈtiːnərɪ
centenary
sɛnˈtiːnərɪ
deanery
ˈdiːnərɪ
denary
ˈdiːnərɪ
fernery
ˈfɜːnərɪ
greenery
ˈɡriːnərɪ
machinery
məˈʃiːnərɪ
plenary
ˈpliːnərɪ
quaternary
kwəˈtɜːnərɪ
quincentenary
ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
scenary
ˈsiːnərɪ
scenery
ˈsiːnərɪ
sublunary
sʌbˈluːnərɪ
tercentenary
ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
ternary
ˈtɜːnərɪ
turnery
ˈtɜːnərɪ
unary
ˈjuːnərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORNERY

ornamental
ornamentally
ornamentation
ornamenter
ornamentist
ornate
ornately
ornateness
Orne
orneriness
ornis
ornith.
ornithic
ornithichnite
ornithine
ornithischian
ornithodelphian
ornithodelphic
ornithodelphous
ornithogalum

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORNERY

cannery
chicanery
confectionery
Connery
finery
Flannery
gunnery
hennery
joinery
millinery
nunnery
oil refinery
pinery
refinery
stationery
sugar refinery
swinery
tannery
vinery
winery

Synonyms and antonyms of ornery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ornery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORNERY

Find out the translation of ornery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ornery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ornery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

故意刁难
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intratable
570 millions of speakers

English

ornery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नटखट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشاكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

злобным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ornery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিংসাপরায়ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méchant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keberanian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ornery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧弱な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

심술 궂은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ornery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ornery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுக்கத்தக்க சினம் உடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेलची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ornery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prostacki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злобним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ornery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ornery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overgevoelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ornery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ornery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ornery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORNERY»

The term «ornery» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORNERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ornery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ornery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ornery

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QUOTES WITH «ORNERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ornery.
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Jimmy Piersall
I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORNERY»

Discover the use of ornery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ornery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Old West Adventures of Ornery and Slim: Back in the ...
Montana Kid Hammer continues his distinct brand of American old fashion storytelling tradition with, Back in the Saddle Again, the second novel in The Old West Adventures of Ornery and Slim cowman series.
Montana Kid Hammer, 2010
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The Ornery Angel
Michele Zirkle Starcher teaches Language Arts at Wahama High School in Mason, WV. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Concord College in Athens, WV and her Master's Degree in Special Education from Marshall ...
Michele Zirkle Starcher, 2005
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Never enough words: how Americans invented expressions as ...
Offers a whimsical study of the ways in which the unique attributes of the American character have shaped the American language, tracing the idiosyncratic evolution of American language through the distinctive words that make it up. 10,000 ...
Jeff McQuain, 1999
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Sitting Strong: Wrestling with the Ornery God
This book is not about being strong. Rather, taking the struggles and triumphs of Job as its guide, this book is about that terrible time when all you can do is stumble onto the ash heap of suffering and simply sit.
Jeanie Miley, 2006
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An Ornery Bunch: Tales and Anecdotes Collected by the WPA ...
Collection of stories from the Montana Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) based on oral history interviews and researched folklore.
Megan Hiller, 1999
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Games Magazine Presents the World's Most Ornery Crosswords
What is an Ornery Crossword? It is a very large crossword with two sets of clues, one very hard and one easy. This book is designed with sixteen gatefolds so that you can fold one set of clues or the other to face the grid.
Will Shortz, 1992
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Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat
When a stray cat with ideas of his own adopts Mr. McGratt, Mr. McGratt tries to find the cat another home, but while things never quite work out the way he planned, each time the cat comes back, Mr. McGratt's circumstances have gotten ...
Marilyn Helmer, 2002
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The Ornery Morning
Farmer Bill wakes up late one morning to find that all of his animals, from the rooster to the cat, refuse to do any work.
Patricia Demuth, 1991
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Gadamer on Celan: "Who Am I and Who Are You?" and Other Essays
The dream has turned ornery like a billy goat. As a result, something has made its way from the dark into day. Unlike other dreams familiar to us from the dream lives of sleepers, this dream has not become ornery in the moments before waking ...
Hans-Georg Gadamer, Richard Heinemann, Bruce Krajewski, 1997
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The Ornery and Mutating Galoot
When Princess Tawny Tabreez a year earlier founded the Juniors Division of the Galactic Service, Tawny had no idea that GS Junior Dipperson Kiddwell, during rocketry practice at Thunderbolt, would accidentally blast a passing comet.
Vernon Paul Burns, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORNERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ornery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Robredo Repels Zverev to Reach Bastad Final
Between the ornery mutterings, frustrated hand waving and racquet switches, Zverev sometimes gave the impression he didn't want to be out ... «Tennis Now, Jul 15»
2
Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson appropriately enter 'Hall' together
... after a storm, giant like a basketball player and bemulleted like a hockey player and ornery like a football player and brooding like an artist. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
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STAN FISCHLER COLUMN: Tubing not for faint of heart
With its stretches of churning rapids, the Esopus can be as ornery as a bucking bronco. I speak first-hand; almost losing one while pushing ... «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»
4
Faith of Our Fathers
As for Eddie's ornery offspring, the shotgun Wayne brandishes makes it obvious that he's none too happy to see this uninvited stranger. "You're ... «Catholic News Service, Jul 15»
5
10 Things I Say to My Son…About His Daddy…On Purpose!
Kids are ornery little stealthy ninjas! When you call them to take out the trash or put their shoes away or clean off their place at the table they ... «BlogHer, Jul 15»
6
Rosander, Lois A.
She had a Shetland pony that was fun but “ornery.” Her cousin visited every summer from Nebraska and since she did not have a horse, she ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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5 Phillies things to know Friday: Ryan Howard eyeing '400 or 500 …
ALSO: Papelbon ornery on and off field in possible last hurrah. Fifty! Injuries, age and opposing in recent seasons all contributed to the big guy ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
8
Partisan in Chief
In negotiating with Iran, Obama could have argued for a better nuclear deal by invoking his ornery Republican opponents in Congress. «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»
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DelCurto serves as Oregon's Beef Ambassador
“My cattle tend to be a little more ornery than normal. They definitely have a mind of her own.” DelCurto said. “We spoiled them too much. «Capital press, Jul 15»
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Face Time with Brittany Kovach
A Maltese named Spritzer and an ornery shih tzu named Truffles. Who would play you in the movie of your life? Cameron Diaz. First job? Baby- ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»

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