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   surly

   /ˈsəːli/

   adjective

   • 1. bad-tempered and unfriendly: "the porter left with a surly expression"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. surlily adverb
   • 2. surliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does surly behavior mean?

   • Surly behavior is always frowned upon, but the word's origins are in the behavior of English nobility. Surly's roots are in sirly, as in sir, meaning arrogant, haughty and superior. Its current meaning implies all that and more, none of it appealing. To be rude, snotty, sullen, mean and cranky can be added to the list.

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   What is a surly person?

   • Hence comes the modern use of the word for a low-born or vulgar person, particularly one with an unpleasant, surly or miserly character. The menu was abysmal and once the tatty waiters realized we were not going to order drinks and three courses they became quite surly.

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   Is surly a word?

   • Surly is an adjective, related words are surlier, surliest, surliness. The word surly is derived from the Middle English word sirly which means haughty or lordly, first used in the 1300s. Examples

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   What does surely mean in a sentence?

   • Surely means that something is certain, that something is bound to happen. Surely can be used as an adverb to stress someone’s confidence or lack of doubt pertaining to something. Surely is an adverb, derived from the Old French word sur meaning secure or not doubted, and the suffix -ly which means has the qualities of.

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