What does surliness mean?
Definitions for surliness
surli·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surlinessnoun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his temper was well known to all his employees"
Wiktionary
surlinessnoun
The property of being surly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Surlinessnoun
Gloomy moroseness; sour anger.
Etymology: from surly.
Thus pale they meet; their eyes with fury burn;
None greets; for none the greeting will return;
But in dumb surliness, each arm’d with care,
His foe profest, as brother of the war. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Surlinessnoun
the quality or state of being surly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of surliness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of surliness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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