surly
adjective
[ ˈsəːli ]
• bad-tempered and unfriendly.
• "the porter left with a surly expression"
Similar:
bad-tempered,
ill-natured,
grumpy,
glum,
crotchety,
prickly,
cantankerous,
irascible,
testy,
ill-tempered,
short-tempered,
ungracious,
splenetic,
choleric,
dyspeptic,
bilious,
crusty,
abrupt,
brusque,
curt,
gruff,
blunt,
churlish,
ill-humoured,
crabbed,
crabby,
uncivil,
morose,
dour,
sullen,
sulky,
moody,
moping,
sour,
unfriendly,
unpleasant,
scowling,
unsmiling,
humourless,
disrespectful,
chippy,
grouchy,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly1).
