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Definition of Surliness
1. Noun. A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger. "His temper was well known to all his employees"
Generic synonyms: Ill Nature
Specialized synonyms: Querulousness
Derivative terms: Irritable, Pettish, Snappish, Surly, Temper
Definition of Surliness
1. n. The quality or state of being surly.
Definition of Surliness
1. Noun. The property of being surly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surliness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surliness
Literary usage of Surliness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1824)
"... sparer of words, and sparest of time: harsh, rough, and unpleasant in behaviour,
being grave with rigour, and severe with surliness. ..."
2. New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti (1889)
"... a. and imf. surly, sullen, taciturn ; who pouls, makes wry faces, looks
gruff; (lap on the face Masonería, </. surliness, moroseness, ..."
3. The German Novelists: Tales Selected from Ancient and Modern Authors in that by Thomas Roscoe (1826)
"HOW DOCTOR FAUSTUS PUNISHED THE surliness OF A BOOR, WHOSE WAGGON WHEELS HE SENT
BACKWARDS THROUGH THE AIR. DOCTOR FAUSTUS came to Brunswick, whither he had ..."
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