cooperative vs ornery

cooperative

adj
  • Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate. 

  • Involving cooperation between individuals or parties. 

  • Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives. 

noun
  • A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. 

ornery

adj
  • Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable. 

  • Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way. 

How often have the words cooperative and ornery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )