churlishly rude or bad-tempered

a surly waiter.

unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable

a surly old lion.

dark or dismal; menacing; threatening

a surly sky.

Obsolete . lordly; arrogant.

adjective

gentle , pleasant

adjective

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 , gloomy , moody , sour , bad-tempered , cantankerous , crabbed , cranky , disagreeable , fretful , grumpy , irascible , nasty , peevish , petulant , querulous , snappish , snappy , waspish , acrimonious , bearish , crabby , gruff , haughty , ill-humored , inurbane , snarling , touchy , unamiable , unkind