adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a staff of surly teenagers
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I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression.
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Kevin can be really surly sometimes.
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Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fred's attitude of surly non-cooperativeness makes further investigation difficult.
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He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then.
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Her boss being a surly middle-aged man at a nearby table in an otherwise almost empty caf.
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I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression.
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She knew him, and could imagine his state now, half surly defiance, half anxious and defensive fear.
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Still, he is impressive as the surly , enigmatic intellectual who offers Jane a glimmer of hope for a better life.
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The others hung back, looking surly .