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unsurly

unsurly adjective: not surly.

Adjective

unsurly (comparative more unsurly, superlative most unsurly)

  1. Not surly.

Forms of unsurly

comparativemore unsurly
superlativemost unsurly

Origin of unsurly

From un- + surly.

Questions about unsurly

What does unsurly mean?
Unsurly means not surly.
What part of speech is unsurly?
Unsurly is an adjective.

Words near unsurly in the dictionary

  1. unsurfaced
  2. unsurfeited
  3. unsurfeiting
  4. unsurgical
  5. unsurging
  6. unsurly
  7. unsurmisable
  8. unsurmised
  9. unsurmising
  10. unsurmountability
  11. unsurmountable

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