← BackshareGuessonery/ˈoʊnəri/adjectiveBad-tempered, stubborn, or difficult to deal with.My neighbor is a bit onery, but he means well deep down.He gets onery when he hasn't had his afternoon coffee.The old mule was onery and refused to move from the middle of the road.SynonymscrankystubborngrumpyAntonymsagreeable