- 1. a. Arrogant; haughty. Source: opted
- 2. a. 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. Rough; dark; tempestuous. Source: opted
- 4. adj. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 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. 3. Rough; dark; tempestuous. Now softened into joy the surly storm. Thomson. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace Source: ecdict
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