surliness
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɜː.li.nəs/us/ˈsɝː.li.nəs/thequalityof being often in abadmood,unfriendly, and notpolite:
脾气坏;不友好,粗鲁无礼teenagesurliness青少年的无礼
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surly
- Teenlip,attitudeor surliness can be verypainful- andinexplicable- toparents.
- But sherefusedtoallowhis surliness toburstherbubbleofwell-being.
- Deepdown, he wasashamedof his surliness.
- It issupposedlyfamedfor the surliness of thewaitingstaff, but they wereperfectlycivilwhen I was there.
- People's early-morning surlinessworeoff, and theworkgot intoitsstride.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness
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Not being friendly
Rude and cheeky