SURLY


Meaning of SURLY in English

■ adjective ( surlier , surliest ) bad-tempered and unfriendly.

Derivatives

surlily adverb

surliness noun

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'lordly, haughty'): alt. of obs. sirly (see sir , -ly 1 ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.