Surlily (Adverb)
Meaning
In a churlish manner; "the store owner treated his customers churlishly".
Examples
- She replied to my question surlily, barely containing her annoyance with the situation.
- The restaurant manager surlily told us that they were no longer serving that particular dish for the evening.
- The old man spoke surlily to the children playing loudly in the park, scolding them to keep the noise down.
- He shook his head surlily as I asked to see the more expensive model of the phone.
- The gruff coach answered surlily to the reporter's questions about his team's chances in the finals.