surly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝli/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Adjective
[edit]surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)
- Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
- The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
- (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly
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threatening, menacing, gloomy
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(obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious
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Adverb
[edit]surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)
- (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
- 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly by / Without annoying me […]
Middle English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]surly
- Alternative form of surely
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