The common word could be one of two very different words:
HONOREE (person) - someone being honored
ORNERY (adjective) - having a bad disposition, mean
*The proper name from French with this pronunciation is Henri. (awn-REE)
The likely word is ornery (gruff, mean).
The likely word is ornery (bad-tempered, disagreeable).
The word sought may be "feisty" (ornery, spirited, or pugnacious).
The correct spelling of the term is "ornery" (disagreeable, grouchy, cantankerous).
An example.... That ornery man had sassy atitude and a big mouth. (Ornery means to be sassy, stubborn, rude, or have to much to say)
The likely word is ornery (gruff, mean).
The likely word is ornery (bad-tempered, disagreeable).
The likely word is the adjective "ornery" (cranky, cantankerous).
The word sought may be "feisty" (ornery, spirited, or pugnacious).
The correct spelling of the term is "ornery" (disagreeable, grouchy, cantankerous).
irritable
The word "ornery" is an American dialectical variant of the ordinary word "ordinary", which goes back to Latin ordinarius, "orderly", from ordo, "order".
An example.... That ornery man had sassy atitude and a big mouth. (Ornery means to be sassy, stubborn, rude, or have to much to say)
Ornery.
I suspect you mean "ornery", not "awnery". A person who is ornery does not get along well with others, and may be short-tempered and prickly.
He was an ornery person.
conceal