surlyadjective
uk/ˈsɜː.li/us/ˈsɝː.li/often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite:
We were served by a very surly waiter.
He gave me a surly look.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- peppery
- petulant
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- touchy
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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Not being friendly
Rude and cheeky
surliness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsɜː.li.nəs/us/ˈsɝː.li.nəs/