"surlily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more surlily [comparative], most surlily [superlative]
Etymology: surly + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|surly|ly}} surly + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} surlily (comparative more surlily, superlative most surlily)
  1. In a surly manner.
    Sense id: en-surlily-en-adv-t394ohil Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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