English English Dictionary

Superintendent.

In a surly manner.

The quality or state of being surly.

A sour, morose fellow.

A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See Sirloin, the more usual, but not etymologically preferable, orthography.

Arrogant; haughty.

Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look.

Rough; dark; tempestuous.

A mark made on the molds of a ship, when building, to show where the angles of the timbers are to be placed.

of Surfman

Capable of being surmised; as, a surmisable result.

Surmise.

A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.

Reflection; thought.

To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.

of Surmise

One who surmises.

of Surmise

a. & n. from Surmise, v.

To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.