surly

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.

surly

(ˈsɜːlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. sullenly ill-tempered or rude2. (Zoology) (of an animal) ill-tempered or refractory3. dismal4. obsolete arrogant[C16: from obsolete sirly haughty; see sir] ˈsurlily adv ˈsurliness n

sur•ly

(ˈsɜr li)

adj. -li•er, -li•est. 1. sullenly rude or bad-tempered. 2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion. 3. dark or dismal: a surly sky. 4. Obs. lordly; arrogant. [1560–70; sp. variant of obsolete sirly lordly = sir + -ly] sur′li•ly, adv. sur′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

surly - inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"uglyill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

surly

adjective ill-tempered, cross, churlish, crabbed, perverse, crusty, sullen, gruff, bearish, sulky, morose, brusque, testy, grouchy (informal), curmudgeonly, ungracious, uncivil, shrewish He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me.
happy, pleasant, sunny, cheerful, agreeable, cheery, genial, good-natured

surly

adjective1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy:dour, gloomy, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky, sullen.2. Having or showing a bad temper:bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, testy, ugly, waspish.Informal: crabby, mean.Idiom: out of sorts.

Translations

无礼的粗暴的

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