surly
Adjective Satellite
- inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
- "a surly waiter"
Adj
- Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
- Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Adv
- In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
Adjective
- Sullenly rude or bad-tempered, often implying an unfriendly demeanor.
Examples
- His surly opponent refused to acknowledge the triple word score, claiming it was ’luck’.
- The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
Origin / Etymology
16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir + -ly.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
surly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsurly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
surly: valid Words With Friends Word