different between unsociable vs surly

unsociable

English

Etymology

un- +? sociable

Adjective

unsociable (comparative more unsociable, superlative most unsociable)

  1. not desiring the company of others
  2. not congenial or compatible
  3. unfriendly

Antonyms

  • sociable

Translations

Noun

unsociable (plural unsociables)

  1. A person who is not sociable.

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surly

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

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