Definition of surly in English:

surly

adjectivesurlier, surliest ˈsəːliˈsərli

Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
脾气坏的；不友好的
the porter left with a surly expression
行李搬运工一脸不高兴地离开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Then they came to confiscate the film but balked because the soundman looked huge and surly.
- Instead of the often surly and obsessed golfer with a dodgy sense of humour a more humble and accessible golfer came to light.
- Marjorie Campbell plays a sour and surly chambermaid that scores laughs galore.
- Vending machines make it easy to avoid surly service at mom-and-pop convenience stores.
- A surly teenage chick with a sidekick boyfriend stopped me and started babbling.
- The two youngest seemed somewhat surly for a good portion of the day, and I don't know what was going on.
- We are pretty sure surly activity and passive disdain isn't the way to happiness.
- He can be petulant, and there have been surly exchanges with fans.
- My failure to appear on that specific date seemed to fluster the rather surly man who had to search for the card.
- Customer service on this flight was indifferent rather than the usual surly.
- After a while a sunny day strikes you as slightly idiotic, and you need a nice surly day to keep you balanced.
- You are foul, surly, nasty, unhelpful, unpleasant and clearly you have a lot of issues.
- When I first got him, he was a surly little puppy who could stand in my two hands.
- Possibly affected by the adulation, he became more surly and confused.
- The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man.
- While normally I love a good storm, I couldn't have been more surly last night.
- When I get back to my hotel the surly doorman, who has never been known to stray from his fully enclosed cubicle, grunts at me.
- He walks around being very surly and is very much a figure of hate.
- Some that have met him have found him temperamental and surly.
- There was no clearer indication of this aggressive new stance than the surly attitude taken towards Germany.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, ill-tempered, short-tempered, ungracious, splenetic, choleric, dyspeptic, bilious, crusty, abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, blunt, churlish, ill-humoured, crabbed, crabby, uncivil, morose, dour, sullen, sulky, moody, moping, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling
humourless, disrespectful
informal chippy, grouchy

Derivatives

surlily

adverb ˈsəːlɪliˈsərləli

The crowd surlily begins to look for hats, shoes and coat-belts torn off in the scrimmage.
Example sentencesExamples
- He hesitated as if about to say something sharp, then surlily he agreed.

surliness

noun ˈsəːlɪnəsˈsərlinəs

So, maybe we should look past his recent surliness with the media, and realize we're pretty lucky to be able to watch this guy play ball.
Example sentencesExamples
- It can be taken for granted that reasons abound for self-pity, anger, fear, ill will, surliness and general unhappiness.
- I had been slow to relinquish the last of my English currency and I was unprepared for the extreme surliness of the official who glowered at me with undisguised aggression as I handed him my passport.
- So really, that's all the surliness we can muster for now.
- All this and some sort of subway malfunction that caused my homebound train to be completely packed with surly commuters who started picking fights with each other just to express their surliness.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'lordly, haughty, arrogant'): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly¹).

Surly was originally sirly, a clue to its early meaning. In medieval times sirly meant ‘in the manner of a sir’ or lord, and surly was originally used in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’. The ‘bad-tempered and unfriendly’ meaning emerged late in the 16th century.

Rhymes

Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, swirly, twirly

Definition of surly in US English:

surly

adjectiveˈsərlēˈsərli

Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
脾气坏的；不友好的
he left with a surly expression
行李搬运工一脸不高兴地离开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some that have met him have found him temperamental and surly.
- We are pretty sure surly activity and passive disdain isn't the way to happiness.
- The two youngest seemed somewhat surly for a good portion of the day, and I don't know what was going on.
- Possibly affected by the adulation, he became more surly and confused.
- Instead of the often surly and obsessed golfer with a dodgy sense of humour a more humble and accessible golfer came to light.
- Then they came to confiscate the film but balked because the soundman looked huge and surly.
- While normally I love a good storm, I couldn't have been more surly last night.
- He can be petulant, and there have been surly exchanges with fans.
- He walks around being very surly and is very much a figure of hate.
- Marjorie Campbell plays a sour and surly chambermaid that scores laughs galore.
- When I first got him, he was a surly little puppy who could stand in my two hands.
- My failure to appear on that specific date seemed to fluster the rather surly man who had to search for the card.
- After a while a sunny day strikes you as slightly idiotic, and you need a nice surly day to keep you balanced.
- When I get back to my hotel the surly doorman, who has never been known to stray from his fully enclosed cubicle, grunts at me.
- Customer service on this flight was indifferent rather than the usual surly.
- A surly teenage chick with a sidekick boyfriend stopped me and started babbling.
- The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man.
- There was no clearer indication of this aggressive new stance than the surly attitude taken towards Germany.
- You are foul, surly, nasty, unhelpful, unpleasant and clearly you have a lot of issues.
- Vending machines make it easy to avoid surly service at mom-and-pop convenience stores.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, ill-tempered, short-tempered, ungracious, splenetic, choleric, dyspeptic, bilious, crusty, abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, blunt, churlish, ill-humoured, crabbed, crabby, uncivil, morose, dour, sullen, sulky, moody, moping, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly).

词汇	surly
释义	Definition of surly in English: surly adjectivesurlier, surliest ˈsəːliˈsərli Bad-tempered and unfriendly. 脾气坏的；不友好的 the porter left with a surly expression 行李搬运工一脸不高兴地离开了。 Example sentencesExamples Then they came to confiscate the film but balked because the soundman looked huge and surly. Instead of the often surly and obsessed golfer with a dodgy sense of humour a more humble and accessible golfer came to light. Marjorie Campbell plays a sour and surly chambermaid that scores laughs galore. Vending machines make it easy to avoid surly service at mom-and-pop convenience stores. A surly teenage chick with a sidekick boyfriend stopped me and started babbling. The two youngest seemed somewhat surly for a good portion of the day, and I don't know what was going on. We are pretty sure surly activity and passive disdain isn't the way to happiness. He can be petulant, and there have been surly exchanges with fans. My failure to appear on that specific date seemed to fluster the rather surly man who had to search for the card. Customer service on this flight was indifferent rather than the usual surly. After a while a sunny day strikes you as slightly idiotic, and you need a nice surly day to keep you balanced. You are foul, surly, nasty, unhelpful, unpleasant and clearly you have a lot of issues. When I first got him, he was a surly little puppy who could stand in my two hands. Possibly affected by the adulation, he became more surly and confused. The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man. While normally I love a good storm, I couldn't have been more surly last night. When I get back to my hotel the surly doorman, who has never been known to stray from his fully enclosed cubicle, grunts at me. He walks around being very surly and is very much a figure of hate. Some that have met him have found him temperamental and surly. There was no clearer indication of this aggressive new stance than the surly attitude taken towards Germany. Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, ill-tempered, short-tempered, ungracious, splenetic, choleric, dyspeptic, bilious, crusty, abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, blunt, churlish, ill-humoured, crabbed, crabby, uncivil, morose, dour, sullen, sulky, moody, moping, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling humourless, disrespectful informal chippy, grouchy Derivatives surlily adverb ˈsəːlɪliˈsərləli The crowd surlily begins to look for hats, shoes and coat-belts torn off in the scrimmage. Example sentencesExamples He hesitated as if about to say something sharp, then surlily he agreed. surliness noun ˈsəːlɪnəsˈsərlinəs So, maybe we should look past his recent surliness with the media, and realize we're pretty lucky to be able to watch this guy play ball. Example sentencesExamples It can be taken for granted that reasons abound for self-pity, anger, fear, ill will, surliness and general unhappiness. I had been slow to relinquish the last of my English currency and I was unprepared for the extreme surliness of the official who glowered at me with undisguised aggression as I handed him my passport. So really, that's all the surliness we can muster for now. All this and some sort of subway malfunction that caused my homebound train to be completely packed with surly commuters who started picking fights with each other just to express their surliness. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'lordly, haughty, arrogant'): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly¹). Surly was originally sirly, a clue to its early meaning. In medieval times sirly meant ‘in the manner of a sir’ or lord, and surly was originally used in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’. The ‘bad-tempered and unfriendly’ meaning emerged late in the 16th century. Rhymes Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, swirly, twirly Definition of surly in US English: surly adjectiveˈsərlēˈsərli Bad-tempered and unfriendly. 脾气坏的；不友好的 he left with a surly expression 行李搬运工一脸不高兴地离开了。 Example sentencesExamples Some that have met him have found him temperamental and surly. We are pretty sure surly activity and passive disdain isn't the way to happiness. The two youngest seemed somewhat surly for a good portion of the day, and I don't know what was going on. Possibly affected by the adulation, he became more surly and confused. Instead of the often surly and obsessed golfer with a dodgy sense of humour a more humble and accessible golfer came to light. Then they came to confiscate the film but balked because the soundman looked huge and surly. While normally I love a good storm, I couldn't have been more surly last night. He can be petulant, and there have been surly exchanges with fans. He walks around being very surly and is very much a figure of hate. Marjorie Campbell plays a sour and surly chambermaid that scores laughs galore. When I first got him, he was a surly little puppy who could stand in my two hands. My failure to appear on that specific date seemed to fluster the rather surly man who had to search for the card. After a while a sunny day strikes you as slightly idiotic, and you need a nice surly day to keep you balanced. When I get back to my hotel the surly doorman, who has never been known to stray from his fully enclosed cubicle, grunts at me. Customer service on this flight was indifferent rather than the usual surly. A surly teenage chick with a sidekick boyfriend stopped me and started babbling. The day-time guard at the entrance to our village is the most grumpy and surly man. There was no clearer indication of this aggressive new stance than the surly attitude taken towards Germany. You are foul, surly, nasty, unhelpful, unpleasant and clearly you have a lot of issues. Vending machines make it easy to avoid surly service at mom-and-pop convenience stores. Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy, glum, crotchety, prickly, cantankerous, irascible, testy, ill-tempered, short-tempered, ungracious, splenetic, choleric, dyspeptic, bilious, crusty, abrupt, brusque, curt, gruff, blunt, churlish, ill-humoured, crabbed, crabby, uncivil, morose, dour, sullen, sulky, moody, moping, sour, unfriendly, unpleasant, scowling, unsmiling Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly).
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