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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Gloomily  morose;  ill-natured,  abrupt,  and  rude;  severe; 
  sour;  crabbed;  rough;  sullen;  gloomy;  as  a  surly  groom;  a 
  surly  dog;  surly  language;  a  surly  look  ``That  surly 
  spirit,  melancholy.''  --Shak. 
 
  3.  Rough;  dark;  tempestuous. 
 
  Now  softened  into  joy  the  surly  storm.  --Thomson. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  surly 
  adj  :  inclined  to  anger  or  bad  feelings  with  overtones  of  menace; 
  "a  surly  waiter";  "an  ugly  frame  of  mind"  [syn:  {ugly}]




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