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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. j:100 s. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace Source: ecdict

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anger feelings inclined menace overtones rough abrupt arrogant crabbed dark gloomily gloomy groom haughty ill-natured language look morose rude severe sour sullen tempestuous

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