| ADJECTIVE | all | surly, ugly | inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace |
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| Sounds | ser'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace. | |
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| Example | "a surly waiter" | |
| Synonym | ugly | |
| Broader | ill-natured | Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
| Spanish | arisco, hosco, huraño | |
| Catalan | eixut, esquerp, esquiu | |
| Nouns | surliness | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger / anger |
| Adverbs | surlily | in a churlish manner |
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