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- Dictionarysurly/ˈsəːli/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered and unfriendly: "the porter left with a surly expression"
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often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite: We were served by a very surly waiter. He gave me a surly look. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritable Be careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
The meaning of SURLY is menacing or threatening in appearance. How to use surly in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Surly.
Surly definition: churlishly rude or bad-tempered. See examples of SURLY used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈsɝː.li / uk / ˈsɜː.li / Add to word list. often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite: We were served by a very surly waiter. He gave me a surly look. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
1. bad-tempered; sullenly rude; hostile and uncivil. 2. gloomy and threatening.
adj. sur·li·er, sur·li·est. 1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff. 2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky. 3. Obsolete Arrogant; domineering. [Middle English sirly, masterful, lordly, from sir, lord; see sir.] sur′li·ly adv.
Surly describes behavior nobody wants to be around. Think of the irritable old guy who lives on your street and always seems to be simmering with some sullen nasty anger, whose every utterance he spits out with a rude snarl. He's the poster boy for surly.
