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Surly

/ˈsɜːli/

Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

📖 Definitions of "Surly"

adjective
  1. 1

    Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

  2. 2

    Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

    "The surly weather put us all in a bad mood."

  3. 3

    Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

adverb
  1. 1

    In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

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