English Dictionary

ornery

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɔːnəɹi/

形容詞

アパラチア 南部アメリカ英語 ユーモラス文体 廃用

(Appalachia) Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable. / (humorous, Southern US) Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way. / (obsolete) Commonplace, inferior.

日本語の意味

（アパラチア方言）気難しく、頑固で、不機嫌な / （南部米国のユーモラスな用法）いたずら好きで茶目っ気があり、一見不機嫌だが魅力ある / （古い用法）凡庸で劣った

My grandfather gets ornery every time someone suggests selling the old farmhouse.

祖父は誰かが古い農家を売ることを提案するたびに、気難しくて頑固になります。

意味（1）

(Appalachia) Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.

Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme. / The low-down, ornery cuss! said Dobbs. The nerve of him, crowdin' in on us, just as if there wasn't lots of other places for him to go!

意味（2）

(humorous, Southern US) Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way.

意味（3）

(obsolete) Commonplace, inferior.

ornerier （ comparative ）

orneriest （ superlative ）