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- surliness:
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surly:
- grumpy; cantankerous; surly; rigid; nagging; crabbed; crusty; gruff; sullen; tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; refractory; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; leathery; headstrong; tough; huffy; touchy; thin-skinned; grim; sulky; peevish; stiff; moody; bad-tempered; churlish; ugly
English
Detailed Synonyms for surliness in English
surliness:
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the surliness
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the surliness
– a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger 1the temper; the irritability; the surliness; the peevishness; the snappishness; the biliousness; the pettishness– a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger 1
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Related Definitions for "surliness":
surly:
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surly
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surly
tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough-
tenacious adj
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obstinate adj
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cross-grained adj
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persevering adj
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stubborn adj
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recalcitrant adj
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heady adj
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pig-headed adj
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tacky adj
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viscous adj
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persistent adj
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rebellious adj
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tedious adj
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boring adj
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grumpy adj
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refractory adj
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sullen adj
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unrelenting adj
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unyielding adj
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mindless adj
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stupefied adj
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dull adj
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stern adj
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surly adj
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leathery adj
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headstrong adj
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tough adj
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surly
huffy; grumpy; touchy; cross-grained; thin-skinned; grim; stern; sullen; gruff; surly-
huffy adj
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grumpy adj
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touchy adj
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cross-grained adj
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thin-skinned adj
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grim adj
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stern adj
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sullen adj
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gruff adj
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surly adj
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surly
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surly
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surly
– inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace 1