Note that it's a degraded offshoot of the word "ordinary." -- Aurelia
Just as "sassy" comes from "saucy" (amusingly, my American Heritage dictionary says "saucy" is a variant od "sassy"; the Concise Oxford -- a Brit "production" -- has it the other way 'round <g>). Both (and also "impudent") are closer synonyms for "cheeky" than "ornery" would be. Just today, I've read about an "ornery" cat, and had no difficulty imagining it. Can't imagine a "sassy" (or "cheeky") one, though :)
----- Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/
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