Surly vs Irritated - What's the difference?
surly | irritated |
(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 surly and irritated
is that surly is (obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious while irritated is experiencing a feeling of irritation.As an adverb surly
is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.As a verb irritated is
(irritate).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