Sourly vs Surly - What's the difference?
sourly | surly |
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
(obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
* 1623 , , Julius Caesar , I.iii,
As adverbs the difference between sourly and surly
is that sourly is in a sour manner while surly is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.As an adjective surly is
(obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious.surly
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