Ornery (Adjective)
Meaning
Having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ornery old man grumbled and complained about everything that didn't go his way.
- Her ornery cat hissed and spat at anyone who came near it.
- My ornery brother always refuses to lend me any money, no matter how much I need it.
- The ornery customer sent his coffee back three times, claiming it wasn't brewed to his liking.
- The town's ornery sheriff was notorious for being impossible to get along with.