'Surliness' definitions:
Definition of 'surliness'
From: WordNet
noun
A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]
Definition of 'Surliness'
From: GCIDE
- Surliness \Sur"li*ness\, n. The quality or state of being surly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'surliness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abruptness,
- aggressiveness,
- bearishness,
- beastliness,
- bluntness,
- boorishness,
- bouderie,
- brashness,
- brusqueness,
- brusquerie,
- churlishness,
- crustiness,
- curtness,
- dejection,
- dumpishness,
- glumness,
- grimness,
- gruffness,
- grumness,
- harshness,
- melancholy,
- moodiness,
- moodishness,
- mopishness,
- moroseness,
- nastiness,
- roughness,
- severity,
- sharpness,
- shortness,
- sulkiness,
- sullenness,
- truculence