SURLY


Meaning of SURLY in English

/ ˈsɜːli; NAmE ˈsɜːrli/ adjective

( sur·lier , sur·li·est ) bad-tempered and rude :

a surly youth

►  sur·li·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense lordly, haughty, arrogant ): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir , -ly ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.