surly

  • 31surly — [ˈsɜːli] adj unfriendly and rude …

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  • 32surly — /ˈsɜli / (say serlee) adjective (surlier, surliest) 1. churlishly rude or ill humoured, as a person or the manner, tone, expression, etc. 2. (of an animal) ill tempered and unfriendly. 3. Obsolete lordly; arrogant. {variant of obsolete sirly… …

  • 33surly —   Nuha, a aka, na au kopekope, kekē, kekē niho.   Also: ke emoa, kakana, ho oke eke e, hō a aka, nau …

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  • 34surly — adj. (surlier, surliest) bad tempered and unfriendly; churlish. Derivatives: surlily adv. surliness n. Etymology: alt. spelling of obs. sirly haughty f. SIR + LY(1) …

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  • 35HMS Surly (1894) — HMS Surly was a Rocket class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Clydebank in 1894, served in home waters and was sold in 1920.References*The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0… …

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  • 36Surlier — Surly Sur ly, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.] 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomily morose; ill natured, abrupt,… …

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  • 37Surliest — Surly Sur ly, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.] 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomily morose; ill natured, abrupt,… …

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  • 38surlys — surlỹs, ė̃ smob. (4) kas nuolat verkšlena, apsileidęs, nešvarus, apsisnarglėjęs: Kur pas ją bus čystata, pas tokią sur̃lę Arm …

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  • 39surlily — surly ► ADJECTIVE (surlier, surliest) ▪ bad tempered and unfriendly. DERIVATIVES surlily adverb surliness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lordly, haughty»: from obsolete sirly, from SIR(Cf. ↑sir) …

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  • 40surliness — surly ► ADJECTIVE (surlier, surliest) ▪ bad tempered and unfriendly. DERIVATIVES surlily adverb surliness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lordly, haughty»: from obsolete sirly, from SIR(Cf. ↑sir) …

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