Ornery
Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Uncivil
Uncivil adjective - Not civilized.
Ornery and uncivil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ornery" instead an adjective "Uncivil".
Nearby Words: uncivilised, uncivilly
Mutual synonyms
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Uncivil and Ornery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/uncivil
Ornery & Uncivil. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/uncivil>.
Uncivil or Ornery. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ornery/uncivil.
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