ornery

1. 1.

   having a difficult and contrary disposition

   “a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady”

   Synonymscantankerouscrotchety

   Similarill-natured

Questions about ornery

What does ornery mean?

ornery means "having a difficult and contrary disposition".

How many syllables are in ornery?

ornery has 3 syllables: or-ne-ry. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹnɚi/.

What is another word for ornery?

Close synonyms include cantankerous, crotchety. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.