adjective
- comparative form of surly; more bad-tempered, rude, or unfriendly
Examples
- The customer grew surlier as the wait time increased.
- He became surlier after losing his job.
- The weather made everyone surlier than usual.
- She noticed her boss was surlier on Mondays.
- The dog appeared surlier around strangers.
- His responses got surlier with each question.