Ornery Synonyms

ôrnə-rē

Words Related to Ornery

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Ornery Sentence Examples

  • The doctor told Dean his stepfather was too ornery to suffer any lasting effects from his ordeal.

  • She's a bit ornery in comparison and not as physically capable, but she's my puppy and I wouldn't trade her for all the polygons in the world.

  • I don't remember my parents.  Sometimes I don't think I ever had any.  No siblings, no friends.  I was … different.  Always different.  Scared most people away.  Probably a good thing, because I've always had a rather ornery streak.