2. Adverb. (comparative of surly) ¹
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Definition of Surlier
1. surly [adj] - See also: surly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surlier
Literary usage of Surlier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Posthumous Memoirs of Karoline Bauer: From the German by Karoline Bauer (1884)
"... the surlier and harsher during the seven years of their strange loveless
wedlock, in which the husband lived in English court circles, and the spouse, ..."
2. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon, Louis Francoi̧s Fain (1821)
"To whip , va Mar. surlier, To whip up, enlever légèrement. Ta whip the end of a
rone, surlier le bout d'une manœuvre. To whip up empty casks , enlever des ..."
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