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surlier

surlier is the comparative form of surly.

Meaning of surly

Adjective

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

  1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
    • The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
  3. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

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Questions about surlier

What is surlier the comparative form of?
Surlier is the comparative form of surly.

Words near surlier in the dictionary

  1. Surkhab
  2. surkunda
  3. Surl
  4. surla
  5. surlas
  6. surlier
  7. surliest
  8. surlily
  9. surliness
  10. surlinesses
  11. surling

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