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surly

adjective
🔊/ˈsɜːli/
🔊/ˈsɜːrli/
(comparative surlier, superlative surliest)
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  1. unfriendly and rude 脾气坏的；乖戾的；态度粗暴的
    • a surly youth脾气暴躁的年轻人
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySurly is used with these nouns:
    • teenager
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lordly, haughty, arrogant’): alteration of obsolete sirly (see sir, -ly).