"surliness" meaning in English

See surliness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: surlinesses [plural]
Etymology: From surly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|surly|ness}} surly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} surliness (usually uncountable, plural surlinesses)
  1. The property of being surly. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-surliness-en-noun-YoDmvF~d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for surliness meaning in English (1.4kB)

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