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Surly vs Irritated - What's the difference?

surly | irritated |

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)
  • (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

    irritated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (irritate)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Experiencing a feeling of irritation.
  • (pathology) Inflamed and painful.
  • Synonyms

    * (experiencing a feeling of irritation) (l)