surly

Day 37Level 1

SUHR-lee

bad tempered

bad tempered; hostile; rude; grumpy

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

dismal, unfriendly, malevolent, rude

Antonyms:

polite, gentle, pleasant, benevolent

Example Sentence:

The lousy food was accompanied by a surly waitress to complete the experience.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant