ornery
Word family adjectiveornerynounorneriness
or·ne·ry /ˈɔːnəri $ ˈɔːr-/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE BAD-TEMPEREDbehaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do 脾气坏的,执拗的 ornery• an ornery 10-year-old• The senators were ornery and independent. Origin ornery (1800-1900) ordinary