"surly" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

IPA: \ˈsɜː.li\, \ˈsɜː.li\ Forms: surlier [comparative], surliest [superlative]
  1. Revêche, rébarbatif, hargneux, grincheux, renfrogné, maussade.
    Sense id: fr-surly-en-adj-DYvY~331 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "ref": "Ambrose Bierce, The Thing at Nolan, 1891, édition 2008, ISBN 978-0-141-03881-0",
          "text": "John May was of a morose and surly disposition, not easily moved to anger, but having an uncommon gift of sullen, implacable hate.",
          "translation": "John May était de disposition morose et bougonne, peu aisément emporté par la colère, mais ayant un don peu commun pour la haine obstinée et implacable."
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