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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

   • S

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   • U

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   • R

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   • L

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   • Y

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