- surlily
- adverb see surly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
surlily
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Surlily — Sur li*ly, adv. In a surly manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surlily — surly ► ADJECTIVE (surlier, surliest) ▪ bad tempered and unfriendly. DERIVATIVES surlily adverb surliness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lordly, haughty»: from obsolete sirly, from SIR(Cf. ↑sir) … English terms dictionary
surlily — See surly. * * * … Universalium
surlily — adverb In a surly manner … Wiktionary
surlily — adv. irritably, in an ill tempered manner, sullenly, crossly … English contemporary dictionary
surlily — sur·li·ly … English syllables
surlily — adverb in a churlish manner the store owner treated his customers churlishly • Syn: ↑churlishly • Derived from adjective: ↑surly, ↑churlish (for: ↑churlishly) … Useful english dictionary
surly — surlily, adv. surliness, n. /serr lee/, adj., surlier, surliest. 1. churlishly rude or bad tempered: a surly waiter. 2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion. 3. dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a surly sky. 4. Obs.… … Universalium
churlishly — adverb in a churlish manner the store owner treated his customers churlishly • Syn: ↑surlily • Derived from adjective: ↑surly (for: ↑surlily), ↑churlish … Useful english dictionary
Chuffily — Chuff i*ly, adv. Clownishly; surlily. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
