What is "surly" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does surly mean in English? Meaning of surly definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "surly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "surly": inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

Adjective

  • Meaning: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
  • Example: a surly waiter an ugly frame of mind
  • Synonyms: surly ugly
  • Similar: ill-natured
  • Adjective: (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.Threatening, menacing, gloomy. The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
  • Synonyms:

    boorish, dour, sullen, rude, testy, ugly, morose, irritable, brusque, churlish, cross, crusty, discourteous, fractious, glum, grouchy, ill-mannered, ill-natured, perverse, saturnine, sulky, uncivil, ungracious, curmudgeonly,

    Antonyms:

    polite, cheerful, kind, pleasant, refined, sophisticated, bright, happy, nice, gentle,

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