onery

English

Adjective

onery (comparative onerier, superlative oneriest)

(US, particularly Southern US) Eye dialect spelling of ornery.

Usage notes

The absence of the initial "r" in ornery is said to be chiefly in Southern US pronunciation. Usage of onery might therefore be supposed to correspond to Southern US usage of ornery.

Anagrams

Noyer, Roney, noyer, yeron

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