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| sur·ly [ súrlee ] (comparative sur·li·er, superlative sur·li·est) |
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bad-tempered: bad-tempered, unfriendly, rude, and somewhat threatening
  a person with a surly manner
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| [Late 16th century. Alteration of obsolete sirly "lordly, imperious" <sir] |
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| sur·li·ness noun |
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