ORNERY


Meaning of ORNERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-nə-rē, ˈär-; ˈȯrn-rē, ˈärn- ]

adjective

( or·neri·er ; -est )

Etymology: alteration of ordinary

Date: 1816

: having an irritable disposition : cantankerous

• or·neri·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.