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surly
(encz) | surly,mrzutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Surly
(gcide) | Surly \Sur"ly\ (s[^u]r"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Surlier
(s[^u]r"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Surliest.] [Probably from
sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See Sir,
and Like, a.]
1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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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." --Shak.
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3. Rough; dark; tempestuous.
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Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson.
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surly
(wn) | surly
adj 1: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of
menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn:
surly, ugly] |
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surly
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surly ugly
(gcide) | Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed): {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant.
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2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The
ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.
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3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured
land." --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
agreeable. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. --
Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
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surly
(wn) | surly
adj 1: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of
menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn:
surly, ugly] |
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