surly

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

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːli/

Adjective

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

   The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

3. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

Translations

• French: grognon, grincheux, impoli
• German: mürrisch, unwirsch, missmutig, verdrießlich, griesgrämig, grämlich, ruppig, knurrig, barsch, unfreundlich, übellaunig, bärbeißig
• Italian: scontroso
• Russian: угрю́мый
• Spanish: irritado, malhumorado, inamistoso, hosco

Translations

• French: menaçant, rude, morne
• German: grob, düster, rau, bedrohlich, drohend, traurig, bedrückend, finster, trübselig, trübsinnig, bedrückend
• Russian: угрожа́ющий
• Spanish: amenazante

Translations

• French: arrogant, autoritaire
• German: überheblich, arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig, herablassend, anmaßend, gebieterisch
• Russian: надме́нный
• Spanish: arrogante

Adverb

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

1. (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, I.iii,

     Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly by / Without annoying me […]

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