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surly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsɝli/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɜːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
    • The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
  3. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

Forms

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surliest Degree=Sup lexicographic
surlier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

surling · unsurly · surlily · surliness

Translations (97)

bg груб (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · de unwirsch (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de übellaunig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fr grincheux (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · es arisco (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de bedrückend (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · bg нацупен (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de hochmütig ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ro morocănos (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · cmn 無禮 /无礼 (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · pdt brumsch (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de griesgrämig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · oc ernhós (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de drohend (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · de finster (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · de grämlich (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · bg заплашителен (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · de knurrig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ga dorrga (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · nl bars (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · cy afrywiog (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · es fosco (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ca sorrut (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fr arrogant ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · de bärbeißig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de verdrießlich (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de herablassend ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · de düster (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · nl bars (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de arrogant ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · fi uhkaava (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · nl bedreigend (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · ru угрожа́ющий (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · eo malafabla (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de rau (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · cmn 粗暴 (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ru спеси́вый ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · fr autoritaire ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · fr rude (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · gd gruamach (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ca malcarat (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · oc reganhós (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · cmn 陰鬱 /阴郁 (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · nl mistroostig (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · cmn 傲慢的 ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · cs nepříjemný (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · es hosco (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · es brígido (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fi koppava ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · cs nevrlý (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · pt rabugento (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · nl knorrig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de gebieterisch ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ru неприве́тливый (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de unfreundlich (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fi hapan (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · it burbero (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fi pahantuulinen (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de anmaßend ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · es escolimoso (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de hochnäsig ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ru гру́бый (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ro posac (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · mi ngākaukawa (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de missmutig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · nl onbeleefd (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fr impoli (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de trübselig (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · ru высокоме́рный ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ru серди́тый (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · cy sarrug (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de barsch (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · nl arrogant ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ga bodúil (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · mi tukumaru (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ru надме́нный ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · de traurig (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · fr menaçant (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · ru угрю́мый (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de bedrohlich (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · fi pöyhkeä ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · de überheblich ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · ru гро́зный (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · de ruppig (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · fi töykeä (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · nl bazig ((obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious) · de trübsinnig (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · gd gruamach (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · fr morne (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · cs mrzutý (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · bg навъсен (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · cmn 乖戾 (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · ga mosach (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de mürrisch (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · de grob (threatening, menacing, gloomy) · fr grognon (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly) · it scontroso (irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly)

surly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsɝli/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɜːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
    • Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly by / Without annoying me […] 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:

Forms

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surlier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
surliest Degree=Sup lexicographic