Dictionary (n.) The quality or state of being surly.Thesaurus abruptness aggressiveness bearishness beastliness bluntness boorishness bouderie brashness brusqueness brusquerie churlishness crustiness curtness dejection dumpishness glumness grimness gruffness grumness harshness melancholy moodiness moodishness mopishness moroseness nastiness roughness severity sharpness shortness sulkiness sullenness truculence |