Definition of Surly

1. Adjective. Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace. "An ugly frame of mind"

Exact synonyms: Ugly
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Surliness

Definition of Surly

1. a. Arrogant; haughty.

Definition of Surly

1. Adjective. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious. ¹

2. Adjective. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly. ¹

3. Adjective. Threatening, menacing, gloomy. ¹

4. Adverb. (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Surly

1. sullenly rude [adj -LIER, -LIEST] : SURLILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Surly

suring
surite
surjection
surjections
surjective
surjectivity
surlier
surliest
surlily
surliness
surlinesses
surling
surlings
surloin
surloins
surly (current term)
surmark
surmarks
surmisable
surmisal
surmisals
surmise
surmised
surmiser
surmisers
surmises
surmising
surmount
surmountable
surmounted

Other Resources:

Search for Surly on Dictionary.com!Search for Surly on Thesaurus.com!Search for Surly on Google!Search for Surly on Wikipedia!

Search