Surly

[sur·ly]

Surly describes behavior nobody wants to be around. Think of the irritable old guy who lives on your street and always seems to be simmering with some sullen nasty anger, whose every utterance he spits out with a rude snarl. He's the poster boy for surly.

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Arrogant; haughty.

Adjective S.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"


a.
Arrogant; haughty.

a.
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.

a.
Rough; dark; tempestuous.


Surly

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.

Arrogant; haughty.

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