sulky

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈsʌlki/
adj Freq #40331

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    silent and withdrawn after being upset

    The sulky child.

  2. 2
    adj

    depressingly dark

  3. 3
    adj

    moving slowly

  4. 4
    adj

    sullen or moody

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · silent and withdrawn after... morosesullen
2 adj · depressingly dark glooming
3 adj · moving slowly sluggish
4 adj · sullen or moody huffish
Word family
Forms sulkilysulkiness

Etymology

See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

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