ornery
adj.
1816, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary, adj.. "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c.1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous." Related: Orneriness.
| 词汇 | ornery |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary ornery adj. 1816, American English dialectal contraction of ordinary, adj.. "Commonplace," hence "of poor quality, coarse, ugly." By c.1860 the sense had evolved to "mean, cantankerous." Related: Orneriness. |
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