sullenly C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈsʌlənli/ See IPA manual Freq #210166 Meanings 1 adv In a sullen manner. A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant. 2 adv in a sullen manner Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adv · in a sullen manner dourly Etymology From sullen + -ly. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sullenly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌlənli/ **Frequency rank:** 210166 ## Meanings 1. In a sullen manner. 2. in a sullen manner ## Examples - A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant. ## Etymology From sullen + -ly. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown