surly
/SUR-lee/adjectivebad-tempered and unfriendly
“A surly doorman waved us to the far entrance.”
- Synonyms
- sullen, gruff, churlish
- Antonyms
- affable, friendly
- Memory hook
- surly: sir-ly — lordly rudeness.
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