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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•ly /ˈsɜrli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - rude, unfriendly, hostile, or bad-tempered.
sur•li•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•ly (sûr′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - churlishly rude or bad-tempered:a surly waiter.
- unfriendly or hostile;
menacingly irritable:a surly old lion. - dark or dismal;
menacing;
threatening:a surly sky. - [Obs.]lordly;
arrogant.
- spelling, spelled variant of obsolete sirly lordly, arrogant, equivalent. to sir + -ly 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sullen, irascible, cross, grumpy. See glum.
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