[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

surliness \sur"liness\, n.
   the quality or state of being surly.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

surliness
     n : a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was
         well known to all his employees" syn: temper, biliousness,
          irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness
see also:
temper biliousness irritability peevishness pettishness snappishness 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "surliness":
   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

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Surliness, definition of term: Surliness
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