surlily
- a word derived from surly.
Example Sentences
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He surlily refused to command them to retreat.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
‘They won’t come, not before you’re dead anyway,’ answered Snaga surlily.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"That depends on what you call beauty," he said surlily.
From The Argus Pheasant by Beecham, John Charles
She stared at her surlily, unblinkingly, affrightedly, as one might stare at some unpleasing object in a dream.
From A Duel by Marsh, Richard
