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Surly vs Stormy - What's the difference?

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Surly is a related term of stormy.


As adjectives the difference between surly and stormy

is that surly is (obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious while stormy is of or pertaining to storms.

As an adverb surly

is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.

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

    stormy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of or pertaining to storms.
  • Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
    • a stormy''' season or ''a '''stormy day
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
    • Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
  • Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
    • a stormy''' sound'' or '''''stormy shocks
  • Violent; passionate; rough.
    • stormy passions

    Antonyms

    * calm