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Sur·ly a. [Compar. Surlier superl. Surliest.]
1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.]
2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look. “That surly spirit, melancholy.”
3. Rough; dark; tempestuous.
Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson.
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surly
adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace;
"a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: ugly]
[also: surliest, surlier]