About The Word Surly
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Surly
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What's The Definition Of Surly?
[adj] inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Surly: ill-natured | ugly Related Terms | Find terms related to Surly: See Also | Surly In Webster's Dictionary \Sur"ly\, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.]
[Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e.,
proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.]
1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe;
sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a
surly dog; surly language; a surly look. ``That surly
spirit, melancholy.'' --Shak.
3. Rough; dark; tempestuous.
Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson.
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