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surliness

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Surliness (noun) means the quality of being bad-tempered and unfriendly.

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The quality of being bad-tempered and unfriendly.
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What is the meaning of surliness?
"surliness" (noun) means the quality of being bad-tempered and unfriendly.
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Other words for "surliness" include snappishness, peevishness, irritability, temper, pettishness, biliousness.

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