surly, ugly
(adjective) inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; āa surly waiterā; āan ugly frame of mindā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)
(obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Sur"ly, a. [Compar. Surlier; superl. Surliest.] Etym: [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See Sir, and Like, a.]
1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look. "That surly spirit, melancholy." Shak.
3. Rough; dark; tempestuous. Now softened into joy the surly storm. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
