Despite the navigator's surly manner, he had been a good kid.

In his twenties, he had the surly manner of a fourteen-year-old with a severe hormonal imbalance.

"I am not your friend," returned the goat, wagging his ears in a surly manner.

Bink, accustomed to his friend's surly manner, had forgotten how educated centaurs were.

I thought to entertain you and try to counter my brother's more surly manner.

Explosive sadists do not, "move about in a surly and truculent manner" so it is impossible to know when or what will set them off.

Thomas tasted in a surly manner, and out of curiosity.

The waiter returned with a less surly manner and a greasy white bag.

Auber had a rather surly manner, which riled Bud.

Chris wiped Annie in a surly, businesslike manner, and dragged her from the kitchen.