surlily
- adverb
- /ˈsɜr.lɪ.li/
:
de manera grosera
- The waiter served us surlily, showing his annoyance at our questions.
Examples
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Prayers were over, he announced surlily, one shoe gone, lost in the muck.
Fiction book (1992) -
Remember how you would steer clear of that neighborhood dog that would growl at you, that asinine parakeet that would talk back surlily at you, and of course that goat that would chase after you, headbutt you, and have you marooned on top of a tree?
Blog text (27) -
She replied surlily when asked about her weekend plans.
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He walked away surlily after losing the argument.
Synonyms
25
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
5
6.0
In a short, rude way that shows you are annoyed
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
4
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
4
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
3
6.3
Talk in a rough, unfriendly way
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
3
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
6.9
In a rude or impolite way
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
4.2
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
1
7.5
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
1
7.4
In an unfriendly way that shows anger or dislike
1
6.8
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
1
7.6
In a rude way that shows no respect for people in charge
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
1
8.2
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
1
5.8
In an unpleasant or rude way
1
8.0
In a rough way that hurts or upsets someone
In a rude way that shows no respect
In a rude or disrespectful way
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a mean, unkind way that aims to hurt someone
In a rude way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
In a mean and unfair way that hurts people
In a rude, mean way that makes others uncomfortable
In a mean, cruel way that shows no respect
Antonyms
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Surlily comes from surly plus the ending -ly, so it means 'in a rude, unfriendly way'. Long ago surly was spelled sirly and meant 'like a sir', or proud, but its meaning later changed to 'rude', maybe because it began to sound like sour, and that is why surlily describes someone speaking or acting badly.