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Synonyms & Antonyms of surly
1
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
- went about his chores in a surly huff, totally annoyed that he was stuck at home on this beautiful Saturday
Synonyms for surly
Words Related to surly
- choleric,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- cross,
- crotchety,
- grouchy,
- grumpy,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- peevish,
- perverse,
- pettish,
- petulant,
- prickly,
- quick-tempered,
- raspy,
- ratty,
- short-tempered,
- snappish,
- snappy,
- snarky,
- snippety,
- snippy,
- testy,
- waspish
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2
having or showing a habitually bad temper
- the surly receptionist told us we'd have to wait outside in the rain
Synonyms for surly
- acid,
- bearish,
- bilious,
- bloody-minded
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerous,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- ornery,
- splenetic
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The first known use of surly was in 1523
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