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Surliest

Surly \Sur"ly\, a. [Compar. Surlier; superl. Surliest.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See Sir, and Like, a.]

  1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.]
    --Cotgrave.

  2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look. ``That surly spirit, melancholy.''
    --Shak.

  3. Rough; dark; tempestuous.

    Now softened into joy the surly storm.
    --Thomson.

Wiktionary
surliest

a. (en-superlativesurly) adv. (en-superlativesurly)

WordNet
surly

  1. adj. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: ugly]

  2. [also: surliest, surlier]

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Usage examples of "surliest".

We've got the loudest, surliest, burliest, most well-armed movie audiences in the hemisphere.

Victoria was the meanest, surliest cat I've ever come across, either before or since that time.

Jenny was never the woman to mince her language, and to-night she was in her surliest mood.