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Grump vs Surly - What's the difference?

grump | surly |

As a noun grump

is a habitually grumpy or complaining person.

As a verb grump

is to complain.

As an adjective surly is

(obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

As an adverb surly is

(obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.

grump

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a habitually grumpy or complaining person
    • First used in print by Daniel Defoe in 1727.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to complain
  • to be grumpy

    • surly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
  • Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  • Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
    • The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

    Adverb

    (er)
  • (obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
  • * 1623 , , Julius Caesar , I.iii,
    • Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly