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adj. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.

adj. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky.

adj. Obsolete Arrogant; domineering.

adj. Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

adj. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

adj. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

ad. In an arrogant or supercilious manner.

adj. Arrogant; haughty.

adj. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy.

adj. Rough; dark; tempestuous.

Sour in nature or disposition; morose; crabbed; churlish; ill-natured; cross and rude: as, a surly fellow; a surly dog.

Arrogant; haughty.

Rough; dark; tempestuous; gloomy; dismal.

Synonyms Cross, crusty, snappish, uncivil.

adj. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

"In no way a cuddly cowboy Woody, Josh Brolin as the title surly supernatural gunslinger is a very different kind of settler dodging bullets across the wild west, or rather deep south, settling old scores and new ones that may not have even arrived,"

ill-natured   

smooth-spoken    affable    agreeable    gracious   

surliest    surlier   

arrogant    haughty    severe    sour    crabbed    rough    sullen    gloomy    dark    tempestuous   

Adderley    Curley    Early    Hurley    Shirley    burley    burly    curly    early    erly   

sullen    sulky    morose    irritable    haughty    gruff    resentful    quarrelsome    sarcastic    overbear