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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: sirly 'like a lord, proud and grand' (14-17 centuries), from sir

surly

 adjective
     
sur‧ly
bad-tempered and unfriendly [= sullen]:
a surly teenager
—surliness noun [uncountable]
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