Surly vs Purly - What's the difference?
surly | purly |
(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 surly and purly
is that surly is in an arrogant or supercilious manner while purly is obsolete spelling of purely.As an adjective surly
is lordly, arrogant, supercilious.As a noun purly is
obsolete spelling of purlieu.surly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