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Unsociable vs Surly - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unsociable and surly

is that unsociable is not needing the company of others while surly is lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

As an adverb surly is

in an arrogant or supercilious manner.

unsociable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not needing the company of others
  • not congenial or compatible
  • unfriendly

    • Antonyms

    * sociable

    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