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List of meaning for surliness

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness(noun)

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

"his temper was well known to all his employees"

given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability

went about his chores in a surly huff, totally annoyed that he was stuck at home on this beautiful Saturday

having or showing a habitually bad temper

the surly receptionist told us we'd have to wait outside in the rain

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