Insolent vs Surly - What's the difference?
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Insulting in manner or words.
Rude.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,!”
Cheeky.
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
(obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
* 1623 , , Julius Caesar , I.iii,
As adjectives the difference between insolent and surly
is that insolent is insulting in manner or words while surly is lordly, arrogant, supercilious.As an adverb surly is
in an arrogant or supercilious manner.insolent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* insulting: arrogant, bold, cocky, impudent * rude: disrespectful, impertinent, insubordinate, offensive * See also * See alsoExternal links
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English
Adjective
(er)- The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
Adverb
(er)- Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly