surly
adjective
churlishly rude or bad-tempered.
surlily
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a word derived from
surly.
Example Sentences
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He surlily refused to command them to retreat.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘They won’t come, not before you’re dead anyway,’ answered Snaga surlily.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Sure, the dictionary says we can use lame adverbs like uglily, friendlily, surlily, and jollily, but nobody says we have to.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Harry looked up a little surlily, and answered after a moment's hesitation, "Why, yes, uncle, I thought—I thought of going round and having a game of billiards with Tom Whitmarsh."
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
“You have known my opinion of him for a long time!” replied Zina, surlily.
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
