ALL meanings of surly
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S s - adjective surly bad tempered, rude 1
- adjective surly churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter. Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby. 1
- adjective surly unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion. Synonyms: threatening, malevolent. 1
- adjective surly dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a surly sky. Synonyms: ominous. 1
- adjective surly Obsolete. lordly; arrogant. 1
- adjective surly Someone who is surly behaves in a rude bad-tempered way. 0
- adjective surly sullenly ill-tempered or rude 0
- adjective surly (of an animal) ill-tempered or refractory 0
- adjective surly dismal 0
- adjective surly arrogant 0
- adjective surly bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil 0
- adjective surly gloomy and threatening 0
- adjective surly haughty; arrogant 0