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Definition of Surly

Surly
Surly Sur"ly, a. [Compar. Surlier; superl. Surliest.] [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.

Meaning of Surly from wikipedia

- Look up surly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Surly may refer to: Surly Squirrel, a cartoon character created by Peter Lepeniotis and from The Nut...
- Surly Bikes, or Surly, is a bicycle brand based in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, that was founded in 1998. It is a division of Quality Bicycle...
- Surly Squirrel is a fictional character created by Peter Lepeniotis and the main protagonist of The Nut Job franchise. He first appeared in the 2005 computer-animated...
- The Surly Brewing Company is an American craft brewery with facilities in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and is noted for primarily canning...
- United States and The Weinstein Company in international. The story follows Surly Squirrel and his animal friends as they find out that Percival J. Muldoon...
- Surly Bob's was a sports bar in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada owned by Bob Ross and Lyle Denny. It closed in October 2012. It served typical...
- Gadon. The film is loosely based on Lepeniotis' 2005 short animated film Surly Squirrel. Produced by Gulfstream Pictures, Redrover International and ToonBox...
- Surly Bob is a 19th-century English children's novel by Luisa C. Silke. It was a melodrama about a nasty boy who nonetheless had great affection for his...
- the Royal Navy have been named Surly: HMS Surly (1806), a Cheerful-class cutter launched in 1806 and sold in 1837 HMS Surly (1855), a mortar vessel launched...
- Russell Amos Kirk (October 19, 1918 – April 29, 1994) was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and author...