surly

UK /ˈsɜːli/ US /ˈsɝli/

adj 3adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

annoying, many, sullen

VERB + SURLY

found, hear, went

SURLY + NOUN

bell, people

PREP.

in, without

adj

Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

adv

In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

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

adjective — inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

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

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The food was horrible, and the waiter, surly.

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No longer mourn for me when I am dead / Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell / Give warning to the world that I am fled.

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Tom is surly, isn't he?

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The receptionist at the hotel was surly and not at all friendly.

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In some senses, surly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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