Surliness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Surliness is a noun meaning The property of being surly.
Meaning
The property of being surly.
Example Sentences
There has been an escalation of police harassment in the gay community: five brutal busts at the Crystal Hotel; the closing of sex clubs without notice; beatings of women outside Amelia's Bar in January and surliness and assaults against lesbians by off duty officers at Peg's Club later.
Word Forms
- surlinesses
Synonyms for surliness
Depending on context, synonyms include temper, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, biliousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peevishness, pettishness, irritability, snappishness, temper, biliousness.
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