surliness

sur·ly

S0916900 (sûr′lē)adj. sur·li·er, sur·li·est 1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky.3. Obsolete Arrogant; domineering.

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[Middle English sirly, masterful, lordly, from sir, lord; see sir.]

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sur′li·ly adv.sur′li·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

surliness - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"pettishness, snappishness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temperill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent dispositionquerulousness - the quality of being given to complaining

Translations

粗暴

surly

(ˈsəːli) adjective bad-tempered or rude. 粗暴的，無禮的 粗暴的，无礼的 ˈsurliness noun 粗暴 粗暴