corneryadj.
Abounding in corners. Also figurative.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective]
corneredc1330
corneledc1400
angulousa1460
angulated1486
unrounded1519
nookedc1550
corned1564
angular1570
cornery1576
angled1612
angulate1670
angulose1694
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky
fantastical1531
odd1577
eccentric1685
fanaticized1827
cranky1850
bee-bonneted1856
cornery1887
screwy1887
kinky1889
crankish1892
ratty1895
batchy1898
batsc1901
batty1903
potty1920
offbeat1922
off-centre1930
wacky1935
screwball1936
up the creek1941
oddball1945
wackadoo1958
kooky1959
wiggy1963
flaky1964
nutball1968
woo-woo1971
wacko1977
off-kilter1985
wackadoodle1993
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1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions 15 a The contexed net, celles, and cornerie ventricles of the brayne.
1887 ‘T. Gift’ Victims II. iii. 67 A good fellow enough, but odd, you know, cornery.
1905 C. Jarrott in Westm. Gaz. 11 July 4/2 Undoubtedly it [sc. a course] is very ‘cornery’, and if proper caution is not exercised serious accidents will doubtless result.
1939 G. Greene Lawless Roads iii. 98 The huge cornery cathedral.
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