Definitions for surly

surly sur·ly

Spelling: [sur-lee]
IPA: /ˈsɜr li/

Surly is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 35 anagrams from letters in surly (lrsuy).

Definitions for surly

adjective

  1. churlishly rude or bad-tempered: Synonyms: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby.
  2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: Synonyms: threatening, malevolent.
  3. dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: Synonyms: ominous.
  4. Obsolete. lordly; arrogant.

Origin of surly

1560-70; spelling variant of obsolete sirly lordly, arrogant, equivalent to sir + -ly

Examples for surly

A couple of times, Newt Gingrich got so surly and snarky and self-congratulatory that I was transported back to 1995.

"You have done very well," remarked the Brabanter in a surly voice.

Our steward was a Portuguese negro, of the most vicious and surly temper.

So, Dean picks Laney Boggs (Rachael Leigh Cook), a dorky, surly art student.

This was a guy so surly and grim that he made Tommy Lee Jones look like SpongeBob SquarePants.

He had to bid him go back in a surly tone, and his heart smote him while he did so.

She was a Socitaire of the Comdie, old, spiteful, and surly.

Even now, the GOP still polls less well than the Democratic Party with a surly electorate.

He would not have been a Briton if these untoward combinations of events had not made him surly.

It was a bit like watching a surly jazz musician, channeling Miles Davis, take the stage.

Word Value for surly
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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