How do you spell this word?

[jmarie]

surrely, surely, surrly....It describes a tone in a voice or a look on a face.

I googled it, but all of the words are there...It comes back as "Do you mean?"

TIA
Joyce

[aggie94]

It's "surly."

[donnamp14]

surly. (I can get pretty surly my own self, sometimes! ;)

-Donna


surly
One entry found for surly.


Main Entry: sur·ly
Pronunciation: 's&r-lE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sur·li·er; -est
Etymology: alteration of Middle English serreli lordly, imperious, probably from sire, ser sire
1 : menacing or threatening in appearance <surly weather>
2 obsolete : ARROGANT, IMPERIOUS
3 : irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner : CRABBED
synonym see SULLEN
- sur·li·ly /-l&-lE/ adverb
- sur·li·ness /-lE-n&s/ noun
- surly adverb

[makarios]

Is this what you're looking for?

SURLY
One entry found for surly.
Main Entry: sur·ly
Pronunciation: 's&r-lE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sur·li·er; -est
Etymology: alteration of Middle English serreli lordly, imperious, probably from sire, ser sire
1 : menacing or threatening in appearance <surly weather>
2 obsolete : ARROGANT, IMPERIOUS
3 : irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner : CRABBED
synonym see SULLEN
- sur·li·ly /-l&-lE/ adverb
- sur·li·ness /-lE-n&s/ noun
- surly adverb

[jmarie]

How funny! It is spelled the only way that I didn't spell it! :p

THANKS!