surly|surlier|surliest in English

adjective

[sur·ly || 'sɜrlɪ /'sɜː-]

sullen, cross, irritable, ill-tempered; menacing in appearance

Use "surly|surlier|surliest" in a sentence

1. Surly definition, Churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter

2. Don't look so surly!

3. A surly jobsworth alerted security.

4. No wonder you're so surly.

5. A lion went surly by.

6. She was plain, spiteful, and surly.

7. He gave me a surly look.

8. That old man is rather surly.

9. The others hung back, looking surly.

10. Kevin can be really surly sometimes.

11. He became surly and rude towards me.

12. A Curmudgeon is cantankerous, surly and mean

13. Churl definition, a rude, boorish, or surly person

14. I began to be a little surly with him.

15. We were served by a very surly waiter.

16. 22 Poet Isaac Rosenfeld played the surly butler.

17. Dirk's surly exterior concealed a warm and generous nature.

18. Many people are put off by his surly behavior.

19. Fred's attitude of surly non-cooperativeness makes further investigation difficult.

20. In the open doorway our surly German shadow glowers.

21. Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff.

22. Crabbed definition: surly ; irritable ; perverse Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

23. Churl definition: a surly ill-bred person Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

24. I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression.

25. Ambrosch had got over his good spell long ago, and was always surly.