1 :
menacing or threatening in appearance surly
weather. 2 obsolete : arrogant, imperious. 3 : irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner : crabbed.
How do you use surly?
- “I won’t,” answered the kitten, in a surly voice. …
- “You have queer friends, seems to me,” replied the kitten, in a surly tone. …
- But his surly guest said scarcely a word. …
- “I don’t know,” Dean answered, a tad on the surly side. …
- The voice became surly .
What is the synonym of surly?
Some common synonyms of surly are
crabbed
, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, and sullen. While all these words mean “showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood,” surly implies gruffness and sullenness of speech or manner.
What is a pesky person?
The definition of pesky is
someone or something that is annoying and causes trouble
. A little sister that annoys you and follows you everywhere is an example of a pesky little sister.
What is a sour faced?
sour-faced in British English
(ˌsaʊəˈfeɪst)
adjective
.
bad-tempered and unfriendly
.
What does icky stand for?
| Acronym Definition | ICKY Impatience Can Kill You (traffic safety) |
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What is sullenly mean?
1a :
gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
a sullen crowd. b : suggesting a sullen state : lowering a sullen countenance. 2 : dull or somber in sound or color. 3 : dismal, gloomy a sullen morning.
What does surly mean in the Bible?
1 :
menacing or threatening in appearance
surly weather. 2 obsolete : arrogant, imperious. 3 : irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner : crabbed.
Is it surely or surly?
As adverbs the difference between
surly
and surely
is that surly is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner while surely is without fail.
Where is surly beer made?
The Surly Brewing Company is an American craft brewery with
facilities in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
, and is noted for primarily canning beers, rather than bottling.
What is another word for Pesky?
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- carking,
- chafing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
What does pestilent mean in English?
1 :
destructive of life
: deadly. 2 : injuring or endangering society : pernicious. 3 : causing displeasure or annoyance. 4 : infectious, contagious a pestilent disease.
Is it incomprehensible or incomprehensible?
impossible to understand or comprehend
; unintelligible. Archaic.
What is Moldwarp?
1 dialectal, British :
a European mole
(Talpa europaea) 2 dialectal : a stupid or shiftless person the old man … a shambling moldwarp— Maristan Chapman.
Why do we make a sour face?
When foods dissolved in your saliva touch them, they tell the brain about the flavor of what you are eating. When they come in contact with very sour foods, your face might pucker up
because the taste is strong and acidic
. Puckering when you taste something sour is often involuntary (in-VAWL-uhn-ter-ee).
What does nut hook mean?
1 obsolete :
a hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts
.
