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surlily

adv

Etymology

From surly + -ly.

  1. derived from senior — “older, elder”
  2. derived from sire — “master, sir, lord”
  3. inherited from sir
  4. suffixed as surly — “sir + ly”
  5. suffixed as surlily — “surly + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a surly manner.

    • One of the biggest and most redoubted of the Black Family was now in that seat of dignity, and, refusing surlily to yield it at Jasper's rude summons, was seized by the scuff of the neck, and literally hurled on the table in front.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA