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surly meaning in Tamil

கடுபுடு

UK/ˈsɜːli//ˈsɝli/

surly in Tamil: கடுபுடு. In English, surly means irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

Tamil words for surly

கடுபுடு

English meaning of surly

  1. adjective Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  2. adjective Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  3. adjective Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
  4. adverb In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

Full definition of surly

surly in a sentence

  • The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

surly in other languages

Questions about surly in Tamil

What is the meaning of surly in Tamil?
Surly in Tamil is கடுபுடு.
surly என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Surly: கடுபுடு.
What does surly mean in English?
Surly means irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: surly (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: surly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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