surlily
1
9.9
- adverb
- /ˈsɜr.lɪ.li/
- 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
24
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
4
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
3
6.3
Talk in a rough, unfriendly way
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
3
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
3
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
2
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
2
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
6.9
In a rude or impolite way
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
7.4
In an unfriendly way that shows anger or dislike
1
4.2
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
1
6.8
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
1
7.5
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
1
7.6
In a rude way that shows no respect for people in charge
1
8.0
In a rough way that hurts or upsets someone
1
8.2
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
1
5.8
In an unpleasant or rude way
1
6.0
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
1
9.2
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
1
8.8
In a rude way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
1
8.1
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
1
8.6
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
1
7.4
In a rude way that shows no respect
1
9.9
In a mean and unfair way that hurts people
1
8.4
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
1
9.9
In a mean, unkind way that aims to hurt someone
1
8.2
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a rude or disrespectful way
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
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.