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Oners vs Onery - What's the difference?

oners | onery |

As a noun oners

is .

As an adjective onery is

(us|particularly|southern us).

oners

English

Noun

(head)

    • onery

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US, particularly, Southern US)

    • 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.