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surly
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/ˈsɜːli/
US
/ˈsɜrli/
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surly
adjective
surlier
Comp.
surliest
Super.
UK
/ˈsɜːli/
US
/ˈsɜrli/
Translations
угрюмый
The surly waiter made the dining experience unpleasant.
Угрюмый официант сделал обеденный опыт неприятным.
хмурый
His surly demeanor kept people at a distance.
Его хмурое поведение держало людей на расстоянии.
неприветливый
The surly teenager refused to answer any questions.
Неприветливый подросток отказался отвечать на любые вопросы.
Additional translations
сердитый
грубый
недружелюбный
Definitions
Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
The surly waiter made the dining experience unpleasant.
(archaic) Haughtily proud or lordly in manner.
The knight gave a surly nod, as though addressing lesser folk.
Menacing or threatening in appearance, especially of weather or natural phenomena.
A surly sky hung overhead, promising a storm.
Synonyms
cross
irritable
morose
gloomy
gruff
sullen
bad-tempered
churlish
Antonyms
pleasant
cheerful
sociable
friendly
surly
adverb
UK
/ˈsɜːli/
US
/ˈsɝːli/
Archaic or rare usage as an adverb meaning "in a surly manner".
Definitions
(archaic) In a surly, sullen, or gruff manner.
He answered surly and slammed the door behind him.
Synonyms
dourly
morosely
crabbily
crossly
curtly
snappishly
brusquely
gruffly
surlily
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