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Definitions for Surly

[1] churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter.
[2] unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion.
[3] dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a surly sky.
[4] Obsolete . lordly; arrogant.
[5] sullenly ill-tempered or rude
[6] (of an animal) ill-tempered or refractory
[7] dismal
[8] obsolete arrogant

Words related to Surly

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

Words nearby Surly

surinam toad, suriname, surinamese, surjection, surjective, surly, surmise, surmount, surmullet, surname, surpass

Origin of Surly

1560–70; spelling variant of obsolete sirly lordly, arrogant, equivalent to sir + -ly

Other words from Surly

sur·li·ly , adverb
sur·li·ness , noun
un·sur·li·ly , adverb
un·sur·li·ness , noun
un·sur·ly , adjective

Word origin for Surly

C16: from obsolete sirly haughty; see sir

Synonyms for Surly

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