SURLINESS

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

(noun) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; “his temper was well known to all his employees”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

surliness (usually uncountable, plural surlinesses)

The property of being surly.

Source: Wiktionary


Sur"li*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being surly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 November 2024

HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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