🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

脾气暴躁的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pí qì bào zào de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Surdy/ˈsɜːrdi/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他今天表现得很暴躁。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by a gruff, abrupt, or sullen manner; moody and unresponsive.

    "He gave a surdy nod before walking away into the cold mist."
  2. 2

    Rough or harsh in tone, texture, or disposition.

    "The old sailor had a surdy disposition that kept most strangers at a distance."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as a regional or phonetic variant of 'surdy', related to 'surd' stemming from the Late Middle English 'surd', meaning deaf or dull, originating from Latin 'surdus'. Over time, it developed idiomatic usage in specific dialects to denote a gruff, blunt, or slightly surly demeanor.

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