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Meaning of Surliness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The property of being surly.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الفظاظة
Deutsch Ruppigkeit
Suomi käreys
Kurdî sûrat
Türkçe surat

Examples

“There has been an escalation of police harassment in the gay community: five brutal busts at the Crystal Hotel; the closing of sex clubs without notice; beatings of women outside Amelia's Bar in January and surliness and assaults against lesbians by off duty officers at Peg's Club later.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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