surliness
The property of being surlyThe property of being surly.
» The old woman looked at me with surliness and mistrust.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The property of being surly.
More definitions
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Examples
1 sentencesThe old woman looked at me with surliness and mistrust.
Forms
plural: surlinesses| Singular | surliness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger:temperbiliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsurly
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable