What does sourly mean?
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sour·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
sourlyadverb
in a sour manner
"he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers"
Wiktionary
sourlyadverb
In a sour manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sourlyadverb
Etymology: from sour.
The stern Athenian prince
Then sourly smil’d. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.
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sourly
Sourly is an adverb that describes the manner of doing something in a bad-tempered, unpleasant, or disdainful way. It implies a sense of bitterness, resentment, disappointment, or unhappiness.
Webster Dictionary
Sourlyadverb
in a sour manner; with sourness
Anagrams for sourly »
lusory
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sourly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sourly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- agramentCatalan, Valencian
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