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Surliest vs Curliest - What's the difference?

surliest | curliest |

As adjectives the difference between surliest and curliest

is that surliest is superlative of surly while curliest is superlative of curly.

As an adverb surliest

is superlative of surly.

surliest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (surly)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (surly)

    • 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

    curliest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (curly)

    • Anagrams

    *

    curly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having curls.

    • Derived terms

    * curly top

    Noun

    (curlies)
  • a person or animal with curly hair.

    • See also

    * short and curlies