Surly
WordNet
adjective
(1) Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
"A surly waiter"
"An ugly frame of mind"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
- Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
- The surly weather put us all in a bad mood.
Adverb
- In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, I.iii,
- Against the Capitol I met a lion / Who glazed upon me, and went surly
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, I.iii,