ornerily en · ADV
Etymology
From ornery + -ly.
Meanings
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In an ornery manner.
I, being ornerily inquisitive, was forced to read The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Dr. Albert Schweitzer, What Shall I Tell My Child? for my perfunctory sex education, and Sinclair Lewis's Main Street to learn how to survive peaceably living in small-town America.
2011, Susie Duncan Sexton, Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ornerily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ornerily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |