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sur·ly
(sûr′lē)adj. sur·li·er, sur·li·est
1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.
2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky.
3. Obsolete Arrogant; domineering.
[Middle English sirly, masterful, lordly, from sir, lord; see sir.]
sur′li·ly adv.
sur′li·ness n.
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surly
(ˈsɜːlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. sullenly ill-tempered or rude
2. (Zoology) (of an animal) ill-tempered or refractory
3. dismal
4. obsolete arrogant
[C16: from obsolete sirly haughty; see sir]
ˈsurlily adv
ˈsurliness n
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sur•ly
(ˈsɜr li)adj. -li•er, -li•est.
1. sullenly rude or bad-tempered.
2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion.
3. dark or dismal: a surly sky.
4. Obs. lordly; arrogant.
sur′li•ly, adv.
sur′li•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  surly - inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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surly
adjective ill-tempered, cross, churlish, crabbed, perverse, crusty, sullen, gruff, bearish, sulky, morose, brusque, testy, grouchy (informal), curmudgeonly, ungracious, uncivil, shrewish He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me.
happy, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, agreeable, cheery, genial, good-natured
happy, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, agreeable, cheery, genial, good-natured
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surly
adjective1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy:
2. Having or showing a bad temper:
bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, testy, ugly, waspish.
Idiom: out of sorts.
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surly
[ˈsɜːlɪ] ADJ (surlier (compar) (surliest (superl))) → hosco, malhumoradohe gave me a surly answer → contestó malhumorado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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surly
adj (+er) → verdrießlich, mürrisch, missmutig
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surly
[ˈsɜːlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → burbero/a, scontroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
surly
(ˈsəːli) adjective bad-tempered or rude.
ˈsurliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.