1 The surly Pete set out an upturned bucket for her.
2 Mrs. Shimerda and Antonia always deferred to him, though he was often surly with them and contemptuous toward his father.
3 Ambrosch had got over his good spell long ago, and was always surly.
My Antonia By Willa CatherContext Highlight In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: III 4 From the road came creakings and grumblings as some surly guns were dragged away.
5 Loker shut up his mouth, and listened to him with gruff and surly attention.
6 The woman looked at her with a sour surly glance.
7 The escape of Cassy and Emmeline irritated the before surly temper of Legree to the last degree; and his fury, as was to be expected, fell upon the defenceless head of Tom.
8 The surly knight remained in attendance.
9 "Now you're being naughty," Mrs. Manresa reproved her little boy, her surly hero.
10 'So you'll begin to pick oakum to-morrow morning at six o'clock,' added the surly one in the white waistcoat.
11 He had no other opportunity: for the Jew remained very surly and silent till night: when he prepared to go abroad.
12 Oliver was not long in making his toilet; having taken some breakfast, he replied to a surly inquiry from Sikes, by saying that he was quite ready.
13 To her surprise the surly old weather-beaten face actually changed its expression.
14 She could not understand how such a surly man could make such a coaxing sound.
15 "Ben Weatherstaff," he answered, and then he added with a surly chuckle, "I'm lonely mysel except when he's with me," and he jerked his thumb toward the robin.