Reverse Dictionary: SURLY

ADJECTIVES
► BEARISH rough, rude, and uncouth. growling, surly → 1744
► BLUFF surly, churlish → 1886 Eng. dial.
► CALSHIE crabbed, ill-tempered, surly → 1873 Sc.
► CAMLA-LIKE sullen, surly → 1767 Sc. obs.
► CHUFF surly, churlish; gruff, stern, morose → 1832 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHUFFY clownish, churlish, rude, blunt, surly, morose → a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHURLY churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent → 1620
► CRUP pettish, peevish, snappish, surly → 1736 Eng. dial.
► DOGGISH surly, snappish
► ELDRITCH surly, severe in temper and manner; of weather: chill, keen → 1825 Sc. obs.
► GLUMPISH surly, sulky; gloomy, mopish → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GLUNDER to sulk, to be in a bad temper; to look surly → 19C Sc.
► GROUTY sulky, cross, surly, peevish, sullen, ill-tempered, ill-natured, crabbed, grumpy, irritable → 1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► GRUM gloomy, morose, surly, glum → 1640
► GRUM AND CHUFF sulky in demeanour and surly in speech; morose and forbidding → 1950 Amer. dial.
► GRUMPISH surly, peevish → 20C colloq.
► GRUMPLY surly, out of humour → 1894 Sc.
► GURLIE ► GURLY surly, cross, crabbed, growly, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, sour-tempered → 1721 Sc.
► HAZLED crabbed, surly, sour, churlish → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-CLEPPED ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-CURPONED ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-KEESTERD ill-natured, surly, full of unpleasant devices → 1929 Sc.
► ILL-MITE ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-PEGGED ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1875 Eng. dial.
► ILL-PICTURED ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► ILL-SET ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1774 Sc.
► ILL-THRIVEN ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1843
► ILL-THRODDEN ill-conditioned, surly, churlish → 1843 Eng. dial.
► IN A FUNK in a surly or gloomy state → 1808 orig. Sc.
► JUNTISH surly → 19C Eng. dial.
► JUNTOUS apt to take offense; ill-tempered, sullen, captious, surly, morose → 1875 Eng. dial.
► KELSHIE crabbed, surly → 1833 Sc. obs.
► LUNT short, crusty, surly in speech or in manners → 1825 Eng. dial.
► MANDY abusive, insolent, saucy; surly → c1730 Eng. dial.
► NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; miserly; churlish; narrow-minded → 1861 chiefly Sc.
► PURDY surly, bad-tempered, unfriendly; also, self-important → 1668 chiefly Eng. dial.
► RAMGUNSHOCH bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish → 1721 Sc.
► REASTY-CROPPED hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly → 1875 Eng. dial.
► RUNTY surly, ill-tempered; obstinate → 1823 Eng. dial.
► RUSTY lacking polish or refinement; rough, uncultured; surly, churlish; morose → 1785
► SANSHACH disdainful, haughty, saucy, surly, snappish → 1825 Sc.
► SIDY surly, moody, pettish→ 1674 Eng. dial. obs.
► SUMPHISH sullen, surly → 1728 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► SURLY AS A BUTCHER’S DOG very surly  → 1670
► THRAWN-FACED having a surly face → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► UMBERSORROW rough, rude, uncultivated; of a rugged or surly disposition → 1808 Sc. obs.

NOUNS
► CARLISHNESS surliness; coarseness → 1552
► GLUMSH sulkiness, surliness; a sullen look; lowness of spirits → 1825 Sc.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BEAR a stubborn and disagreeable person; a surly person  → 1638 sl.
► BLACK FELLOW a surly, vindictive, implacable, irreconcilable fellow → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► BLACK MAN a surly, vindictive, implacable, irreconcilable fellow → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► CHUFFER  a deceiver, a cheat, an impostor → 1500 obs.
► CUR a term of contempt; a surly, ill-bred, low, or cowardly fellow → 1600
► DIKBEK a sulky or surly person → 1970 S. Afr.
► DOG IN THE MANGER a surly or contrary person → 1968 Amer. dial.
► GLUNDIE ► GLUNDY a fellow with a sulky look, but not sulky for all; one who deceives by appearance; a bad-mannered, clumsy, surly, or blundering person → 1824 Sc. obs.
► GLUNTOCH a stupid fellow; a surly, sullen person → 1825 Sc. obs.
► GRUMP a bad-tempered, surly, or discontented person → 1900 sl.
► HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man → 1602
► HUNKSTER a surly, crusty, cross-grained old person; later, a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser → 1842
► MOOSK a sly, surly person → 1931 Sc.
► MOROSO a morose, peevish, or surly person → 1592 obs.
► RUSTY-GUTS a blunt, surly, old fellow; a churl → 19C sl.
► SAGAN a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements; a rough, boorish person → 1904 Sc.
► SUMPH a surly or sullen man → 1719 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► TYKE a low-bred, lazy, mean, surly, or ill-mannered fellow; a boor → 1400

VERBS
► GLUMPEN to look surly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GLUNCH to look surly or sulky; to frown; to whine, to complain fretfully, to grumble → 1685 Sc.
► SURL to be surly or mean → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► TAKE THE GRUMP to lose one’s temper; to become surly → 1875 Eng. dial.