Noah Webster
Surly
SUR'LY, adjective
1. Gloomily morose; crabbed; snarling; sternly sour; rough; cross and rude; as a surly groom; a surly dog.
That surly spirit, melancholy.
2. Rough; dark; tempestuous.
Now soften'd into joy the surly storm.
SUR'LY, adjective
1. Gloomily morose; crabbed; snarling; sternly sour; rough; cross and rude; as a surly groom; a surly dog.
That surly spirit, melancholy.
2. Rough; dark; tempestuous.
Now soften'd into joy the surly storm.