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1 mürrisch
Adj. grumpy, surly; (wortkarg) sullen* * *spleenful; fractious; cantankerous; dour; sulky; sullen; surly; crusty; crabby; morose* * *mụ̈r|risch ['mʏrɪʃ]1. adj(= abweisend) sullen, morose, surly; (= schlecht gelaunt) grumpy2. adv(= abweisend) sullenly, morosely, surlily; (= schlecht gelaunt) grumpily* * *2) grumpily3) (bad-tempered: a grumpy old man.) grumpy4) (the clothes worn by a man for very formal events (eg weddings) held during the day.) morning dress5) morosely6) (angry and silent.) morose7) sullenly8) (silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) sullen* * *mür·risch[ˈmʏrɪʃ]I. adj grumpy, surlyII. adv grumpily, surlily, in a grumpy [or surly] manner* * *1.Adjektiv grumpy; surly, sullen < expression>2.adverbial grumpily* * ** * *1.Adjektiv grumpy; surly, sullen < expression>2.adverbial grumpily* * *adj.cantankerous adj.crabby adj.crusty adj.dour adj.fractious adj.glum adj.morose adj.sulky adj.sullen adj.surly adj. adv.cantankerously adv.crabbily adv.crustily adv.dourly adv.fractiously adv.glumly adv.sullenly adv. -
2 unwirsch
* * *harsh; unkind; sour; surly; gruff; brutal* * *ụn|wirsch ['ʊnvɪrʃ]1. adjMensch, Benehmen, Bemerkung surly, gruff; Bewegung brusque2. advgruffly, brusquely* * *un·wirsch<-er, -[e]ste>[ˈʊnvɪrʃ]* * *1.Adjektiv surly; ill-natured2.adverbial ill-naturedly* * *A. adj gruff, brusque;eine unwirsche Art haben have a gruff mannerB. adv antworten etc: gruffly, brusquely;jemanden unwirsch abfertigen give sb short shrift* * *1.Adjektiv surly; ill-natured2.adverbial ill-naturedly -
3 bärbeißig
Adj. Miene etc.: surly, bad-tempered* * *bär|bei|ßig ['bɛːɐbaisɪç]adj (inf)Gesicht, Miene, Mensch grouchy (inf), grumpy; Antwort etc gruff, grumpy; Manieren surly* * *bär·bei·ßig[ˈbɛɐ̯baisɪç]adj (fam) grumpyein \bärbeißiger Ton a gruff tone* * *bärbeißig adj Miene etc: surly, bad-tempered -
4 grämlich
Adj. morose, surly* * *gräm|lich ['grɛːmlɪç]adjmorose, sullen; Gedanken morose* * *gräm·lich[ˈgrɛ:mlɪç]adj (verdrießlich) morose, sullen* * *1. 2.adverbial morosely; sullenly* * *grämlich adj morose, surly* * *1. 2.adverbial morosely; sullenly* * *adj.morose adj.surly adj. -
5 knorrig
Adj.1. Baum: knotty, gnarled* * *gnarled; knobbed; knobby; snaggy; knotty* * *knọr|rig ['knɔrɪç]adjBaum gnarled; Holz, Klotz knotty; (fig) alter Mann rugged; (= eigenwillig) Mensch, Charakter surly, gruff* * *1) ((of trees, branches etc) twisted.) gnarled2) (having knobs or lumps: a knobbly walking-stick.) knobbly* * *knor·rig[ˈknɔrɪç]1. (mit Knollen versehen) gnarled2. (eigenwillig) gruff* * *1) gnarled <tree, branch>* * *knorrig adj1. Baum: knotty, gnarled* * *1) gnarled <tree, branch>* * *adj.knobbed adj.knobby adj. -
6 muffelig
Adj. umg., pej.1. Geruch: musty; (faulig) mo(u)ldy; hier riecht es irgendwie muffelig there’s an odd musty smell in here2. (mürrisch) grumpy, grouchy* * *mụf|fe|lig ['mʊfəlɪç] (inf)1. adjgrumpy2. advgrumpilymuffelig an die Arbeit herangehen — to start work with a grumpy attitude
* * *muf·f(e)·lig[ˈmʊf(ə)lɪç]muff·lig[ˈmʊflɪç]* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv grumpy; surly2.adverbial grumpily* * *muffelig adj umg, pejhier riecht es irgendwie muffelig there’s an odd musty smell in here2. (mürrisch) grumpy, grouchy* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv grumpy; surly2.adverbial grumpily -
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8 Zerberus
m; -, -se1. nur Sg.; MYTH. Cerberus2. fig., hum. etwa watchdog, bouncer, a grim and surly porter, concierge etc.* * *Zẹr|be|rus ['tsɛrberʊs]m -, -se* * *Zer·be·rus<->[ˈtsɛrberʊs]▪ der \Zerberus Cerberus▶ wie ein \Zerberus like a watchdog* * *1. nur sg; MYTH Cerberus2. fig, hum etwa watchdog, bouncer, a grim and surly porter, concierge etc -
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10 brummig
Adj. umg. grumpy* * *sour; surly; unkind; gruff; harsh; grumpy* * *brụm|mig ['brʊmɪç]adjgrumpy, grouchy (inf), sour-tempered* * *brum·mig[ˈbrʊmɪç]ein \brummiger Kerl a grouch fam* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv grumpy2.adverbial grumpily* * *brummig adj umg grumpy* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv grumpy2.adverbial grumpily -
11 reizbar
Adj. irritable, touchy, uptight umg.; (jähzornig) irascible; er ist so reizbar (jähzornig) he’ll fly into a temper at the slightest thing* * *pettish; tetchy; waspish; excitable; high-strung; nervous; irritable; testy* * *reiz|baradj(= empfindlich) sensitive, touchy (inf); (MED) irritable, sensitive; (= erregbar) irritableleicht réízbar sein — to be very sensitive/irritable
réízbare Schwäche (Med) (fig) — irritability sensitive spot or point
* * *1) (surly or irritable.) crusty2) crustily3) (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) edgy4) edgily5) (very nervous; very easily upset or excited.) highly-strung6) (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) irritable7) irritably8) (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) short-tempered9) ((of a person) unpleasant in manner, temper etc: a nasty, waspish young woman.) waspish10) waspishly* * *reiz·baradj irritable▪ [leicht] \reizbar sein to be [extremely] irritable* * *Adjektiv irritable* * ** * *Adjektiv irritable* * *adj.bilious adj.excitable adj.irritable adj.nervous adj.testy adj.waspish adj. adv.excitably adv.irascibly adv.irritably adv.testily adv.waspishly adv. -
12 verdrießlich
Adj.2. Sache: irksome* * *splenetic; boring; tiresome; morose; glum; peevish; vexatious; pettish; irksome* * *ver|drieß|lich [fɛɐ'driːslɪç]adjmorose; Arbeit, Angelegenheit irksome* * *1) glumly2) (gloomy and sad: a glum expression.) glum3) peevishly4) (easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining: a peevish old man.) peevish5) (bad-tempered or rude.) surly* * *ver·drieß·lich[fɛɐ̯ˈdri:slɪç]adj (geh)1. (missmutig)\verdrießliches Gesicht sullen face\verdrießliche Stimmung morose mood2. (misslich) tiresome* * *1.Adjektiv morose2.adverbial morosely* * *verdrießlich adj2. Sache: irksome* * *1.Adjektiv morose2.adverbial morosely* * *adj.glum adj.irksome adj.morose adj.peevish adj.splenetic adj. adv.glumly adv.peevishly adv.surlily adv. -
13 grämlich
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14 mürrisch
1. cantankerous2. cantankerously adv3. crabbed adj [person]4. crabbily adv5. crabby6. crustily adv7. crusty [person]8. dour9. dourly adv10. fractious11. fractiously adv12. glum13. glumly14. morose15. morosely adv16. po-faced Br. sl.17. spleenful18. sulky adj19. sullen20. sullenly adv21. surly adj -
15 unwirsch
1. brutal2. gruff3. harsh4. morose5. rough6. sour7. stroppy8. surly9. testily adv10. unkind11. unpleasant
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Surly — Sur ly, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.] 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. Gloomily morose; ill natured, abrupt, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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surly — index fractious, froward, harsh, impertinent (insolent), perverse, petulant, resentful Burton s Legal Thes … Law dictionary
surly — 1560s, lordly, majestic, alteration of M.E. sirly lordly, imperious (14c.), from sir. The meaning rude, gruff is first attested 1660s. For sense development, Cf. lordly, and Ger. herrisch domineering, imperious, from Herr master, lord … Etymology dictionary
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surly — [adj] gruff, bearish boorish, brusque, churlish, cross, crusty, curmudgeonly, discourteous, dour, fractious, glum, grouchy, ill mannered, ill natured, irritable, morose, perverse, rude, saturnine, sulky, sullen, testy, ugly, uncivil, ungracious;… … New thesaurus
surly — ► ADJECTIVE (surlier, surliest) ▪ bad tempered and unfriendly. DERIVATIVES surlily adverb surliness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lordly, haughty»: from obsolete sirly, from SIR(Cf. ↑sir) … English terms dictionary
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surly — UK [ˈsɜː(r)lɪ] / US [ˈsɜrlɪ] adjective Word forms surly : adjective surly comparative surlier superlative surliest unfriendly and rude a waiter with a surly attitude … English dictionary
surly — adjective (surlier; est) Etymology: alteration of Middle English serreli lordly, imperious, probably from sire, ser sire Date: 1523 1. menacing or threatening in appearance < surly weather > 2. obsolete arrogant, imperious 3. irritably sullen and … New Collegiate Dictionary
