surliness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsɜː.li.nəs/ us/ˈsɝː.li.nəs/
脾气坏;不友好，粗鲁无礼
the quality of being often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite
teenage surliness 青少年的无礼
See: surly
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- Teen lip, attitude or surliness can be very painful - and inexplicable - to parents.
- But she refused to allow his surliness to burst her bubble of well-being.
- Deep down, he was ashamed of his surliness.
- It is supposedly famed for the surliness of the waiting staff, but they were perfectly civil when I was there.
- People's early-morning surliness wore off, and the work got into its stride.