different between impolite vs surly

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impol?tus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mp??la?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t

Adjective

impolite (comparative impoliter or more impolite, superlative impolitest or most impolite)

1. Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

   Synonyms: discourteous, uncivil, rude, unpolite; see also Thesaurus:impolite

Derived terms

• impolitely
• impoliteness

Translations

Latin

Adjective

impol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of impol?tus

References

• impolite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• impolite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impolite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

16th-century alteration of sirly, from sir +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??li/
• Rhymes: -??(r)li

Adjective

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

1. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
2. Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

   The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

3. (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

Derived terms

• surliness

Translations

Adverb

surly (comparative surlier, superlative surliest)

1. (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, I.iii,

     Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly by / Without annoying me […]

Middle English

Adverb

surly

1. Alternative form of surely