Surly vs Foreboding - What's the difference?
surly | foreboding |
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
(obsolete) In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
* 1623 , , Julius Caesar , I.iii,
A sense of evil to come.
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
An evil omen.
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
As adjectives the difference between surly and foreboding
is that surly is (obsolete) lordly, arrogant, supercilious while foreboding is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.As an adverb surly
is (obsolete) in an arrogant or supercilious manner.As a noun foreboding is
a sense of evil to come.As a verb foreboding is
.surly
English
Adjective
(er)- The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
Adverb
(er)- Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly
foreboding
English
Alternative forms
* forboding (much less commonly used)Noun
(en noun)- A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.