Mostrando postagens com marcador carrancudo. Mostrar todas as postagens
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quinta-feira, 31 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Surly


Surly : de mau humor, aborrecido, carrancudo, rabugento, grosseiro, rude
Synonyms: glum, mopey, pouting, pouty, sullen, surly, having or showing a habitually bad temper, given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability, acid, bearish, bilious

 “The surly receptionist told us we'd have to wait outside in the rain.”
“…went about his chores in a surly huff, totally annoyed that he was stuck at home on this beautiful Saturday…” (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary)


Obs.:surely = seguramente, certamente, realmente, de fato

sábado, 15 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day; Glum


Glum:  carrancudo, de mau humor, taciturno, sombrio, abatido, lúgubre
Synonyms:  black, bleak, cheerless, chill, Cimmerian, cloudy, cold, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, depressive, desolate, dire, disconsolate, dismal, drear, dreary
“…the usual glum waiting room at the tax collector's office…” (www.merriam-webster.com)