surly
adjective / adverb
Meaning
- adjectiveIrritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- adverbIn an arrogant or supercilious manner.
- adjectiveThreatening, menacing, gloomy.
Example:
The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,851 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 71% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None