Surlily

adv. [f. SURLY + -LY².] In a surly manner. † a. Imperiously, haughtily. Obs.

  b.  With gloomy ill-humor or churlish moroseness.

1611.  Cotgr., Orgueilleusement, proudly, surlily, scornefully, arrogantly.

1651.  H. More, 2nd Lash, in Enthus. Tri., etc. (1656), To Rdr. 8. Quando ego non curo tuun, nè cura meum, is but surlily said of the old man in the Comedy.

1659.  Gauden, Slight Healers (1660), 67. It is superciliously yea very surlily spoken, to persons much better every way then themselves, Stand by, we are holier than you.

a. 1700.  Evelyn, Diary, 29 June 1688. [The Seven Bishops] denied to pay the Lieutenant of the Tower (Hales, who us’d them very surlily) any fees.

1711.  Vind. Sacheverell, 8. The good Man … sat very surlily pious.

a. 1774.  Goldsm., trans. Scarron’s Com. Romance (1775), II. 77. I immediately demanded of the slave where he was: he surlily answered, that wherever he was, it was not for me.

1837.  Lytton, E. Maltrav., I. i. ‘You can’t miss your way well,’ said the man, surlily: ‘the lights will direct you.’

1875.  W. S. Hayward, Love agst. World, 16. ‘Come, Florence’ said Tollemache, surlily, ‘let us get home.’