surliness

I've noted a certain surliness to a fair number of gunsmiths that can only be reduced/relieved by the liberal application of cash.

Some Peeves from a Gunsmith 2009

I've noted a certain surliness to a fair number of gunsmiths that can only be reduced/relieved by the liberal application of cash.

Some Peeves from a Gunsmith 2009

His love of solitude was probably sincere, his surliness was his breeding, and he extracted from his painful, unsocial habitudes the peculiar poetry which suits with hardship.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 Various

Mark, with a kind of surliness, an unusual mood for him, denied it somewhat sharply.

Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

Yet he has not always been beyond reproach in his dealings with the outside world, where his surliness with strangers and a willingness to make others look foolish are not always seen as endearing, and in recent days he has struck a series of discordant notes.

Kenny Dalglish's touch deserts him in case of misplaced solidarity | Richard Williams 2012

I find Harry's adolescent surliness for much of the book simply boring, and his reconciliation with Dumbledore at the end feels flat to me since we have always been pretty sure that it was going to happen.

Linkspam for 30-6-2009 yhlee 2009

She had been ashamed, before, merely of Billy's inhospitality, and surliness, and unfairness.

CHAPTER XIV 2010

Too much nostalgia and “during the war” lectures and not enough appreciation of the increase dangers and general surliness you can expect from some demonstrators these days.

Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Only you, like I, have most likely developed some charming personality traits that soften our surliness, and compensate for our crabbiness, allowing us to better suffer those "fools" we do not suffer so gladly, and at the same time, rendering ourselves less obnoxious to others.

Dr. Judith Rich: How to Love A Curmudgeon 2010

Often accused of surliness, the Australian star stayed until last, wandering among the crowds, smiling and hanging out with guests including Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio del Toro and his co-juror Kate Beckinsale.

Trash Cannes 2010