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surliness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, temper |
| Type of | ill nature |
| Has types | querulousness |
| Derivation | surly |
Examples of surliness
surliness
Time and again on our short trip through Prague our team met nothing but surliness.
From the edition.cnn.com
None of the surliness or excessive technicality of a Tiger Wood's interview.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
At worst, they carried an air of surliness about them which bordered on the offensive.
From the newsshopper.co.uk
He jerks them around with surliness, then seduces them with immense talent and charm.
From the time.com
Even some of the surliness of his younger years is said to have faded.
From the fresnobee.com
Griffin's surliness and dislike of small talk is part of his charm.
From the latimes.com
Robpenn, your experience of chaos, surliness and unfriendliness does not correspond to mine.
From the guardian.co.uk
He knows about the adolescent silences, the teenage surliness and the college application process.
From the fresnobee.com
But it's an intelligent, thoughtful kind of gloominess and not the usual video game surliness.
From the metro.co.uk
- Temper: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
- (surly) inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
- (Surly (band)) Surly is an Irish alternative rock band from Limerick City. Mike Noonan, Kieran Nunan, Liam O'Byrne and Kevin Quigley met when attending Crescent College Comprehensive. ...
- The property of being surly
- (surly) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious; Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly; Threatening, menacing, gloomy; In an arrogant or supercilious manner
- (surly) unfriendly or hostile
- (Surly) "the duck who won't fly south"
- (Surly) Italian - Bicycle frame distributor - "es-SUHR-lay"
- (Surly) The Imperial Regent, as well as the creator and head of the Claw. Normally commanding the Empire from Unta, she personally arrived in Malaz City days prior to the Return.
