saturninely

Alva Dale's head -- he stood in the center of the room, grinning saturninely, fully resolved that if it must be he would make a complete confession to the girl and stay at the Double A to fight Dale no matter what Mary thought of him.

Square Deal Sanderson Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

Rigid in her chair, the girl watched the riders swoop toward the ranchhouse; Sanderson, lounging against the porch column, smiled saturninely.

Square Deal Sanderson Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

Calumet felt that it would be useless to question her and so he leaned back in his chair and regarded her saturninely.

The Boss of the Lazy Y Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

He had placed the halter on the horse she had ridden to the Diamond K, had looked on saturninely while Kelton had helped her into the saddle, and had then carried his own saddle to a point near the outside of the corral fence, laying the bridle beside it.

The Boss of the Lazy Y Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

Number forty was like an old warrior, gone to his chair by the fireside, who listens to the small-talk of his neighbors saturninely.

The Goose Girl Harold MacGrath 1901

His advice to the youngsters, while valuable, is saturninely patronizing and full of disillusionment, and one can see it falls somewhat coldly upon their youthful ardor.

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World 1891

"I wouldn't at all doubt her!" said the cook, saturninely, "But what's the drawn'-room carpet to conjuring a supper out of me pocket in five minutes?

Mount Music Martin Ross 1888