gurlyadj.
/ˈɡəːli/, U.S. /ˈɡərli/, Scottish English /ˈɡʌrlɪ/ Scottish.
1. Boisterous, stormy, rough.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > stormy
reigheOE
stormya1200
wilda1250
troublec1374
rougha1400
stormishc1430
rude?a1439
boistous1470
troublous1482
wair?a1500
tempestuous1509
blusterous1548
rugged1549
stormful1558
troublesome1560
turbulent1573
ruggy1577
rufflered1582
oragious?1590
boisterous?1594
broily1594
unruly1594
procellousa1629
gurly1718
coarse1774
ugly1844
1718 A. Ramsay Edinburgh's Addr. to Country 3 Bare fields and gurly skies Make rural scenes ungrateful to the eyes.
a1803 Sir P. Spens xiv, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1885) II. iii. 26/2 When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea.
1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) ii. 27 When gurly breezes blow.
1882 G. MacDonald Castle Warlock (1883) xx. 122 It's a gurly nicht; no a pinch o' licht, an' the win' blawin' like deevils.
1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 125 It was gurly weather.
2. Surly, cross, ill-humoured.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective]
moodyc1300
distemprec1374
melancholiana1393
solein1399
darkc1440
gloomingc1440
girning1447
melancholyc1450
tetrical1528
tetric1533
distemperate1548
morose1565
sullen1570
stunt1581
humorous1590
gloomya1593
muddy1592
clum1599
dortya1605
humoursome1607
distempereda1616
musty1620
grum1640
agelastic1666
fusty1668
purdy1668
ill-humoured1693
gurly1721
mumpish1721
sunking1724
tetricous1727
sumphish1728
stunkard1737
sulky1744
muggard1746
farouche1765
sombrea1767
glumpy1780
glumpish1800
tiffy1810
splenitive1815
stuffy1825
liverish1828
troglodytish1866
glummy1884
humpy1889
scowly1951
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > surly
carlisha1240
churlishc1405
rustyc1485
ladlike1508
crabbed1535
chumpisha1586
curmudgeonly1590
bear-like1593
bearish1646
surly1670
gruff1691
chuffya1700
gurly1721
ramgunshoch1721
churled18..
gruffy1802
ursine1827
chuff1832
ursal1837
churly1863
1721 A. Ramsay Cupid Thrown 13 The god look'd gurly.
1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake i. viii. 80 Gurly James, and his baronis braw.
a1894 R. L. Stevenson Weir of Hermiston (1896) viii. 246 Ye'll have to look in the gurly face o'm.
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