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surliness

How to use surliness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for surliness.

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Ignore repeated commands and project the same surliness back at them and you're just asking for trouble.

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Quick take

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of surliness gathered in one view.

noun

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for surliness.

Example sentences

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Ignore repeated commands and project the same surliness back at them and you're just asking for trouble.

2

I'll always take honest surliness over false suckuppery.

3

I hope it doesn't. I never liked Slashdot's "personality" with the constant bickering, fanboys, and general surliness of most of the comments.

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The stealing, surliness, and inefficiency aren’t some executive’s fault.

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<quote>... creating an unpleasant situation among one's fellow workers, engaging in bickering, or displaying surliness or stupidity.</quote>OMG... our company is under siege!

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' In this instance, that would probably consist of recognizing that both passengers and airline employees feel powerless, and strive to master the situation with various tactics, not least of which are surliness, rudeness, and/or niceness.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use surliness in a sentence?

Ignore repeated commands and project the same surliness back at them and you're just asking for trouble.

What does surliness mean?

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

What part of speech is surliness?

surliness is commonly used as noun.