Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.
- adjective Gloomy; dismal.
- noun A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A light two-wheeled carriage for one person, drawn by one horse, commonly used for trials of speed between trotting-horses.
- Silently resentful; dogged; morose; sullen; moody; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others.
- Stunted, or of backward growth: noting a condition of a plant, sometimes resulting from insect injury.
- Synonyms Morose, Splenetic, etc. (see
sullen ); cross, spleenish, perverse, cross-grained, out of humor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
- noun A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective often derogatory silent and withdrawn after being upset
- noun A low two-wheeled cart, used in
harness racing . - noun Any
carriage seating only the driver.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective depressingly dark
- noun a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
- adjective moving slowly
- adjective sullen or moody
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My Friends endeavoured to rally me out of this what they called sulky mood; I replied that I could not help it, that I should never again be happy till it was discovered who it was that took my bed-fellow's Money; and that its being lost while I was his bed fellow, certainly threw a sort of suspicion on me, that I could not get over, and to labour under which rendered me completely miserable.
Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 Henry Hunt 1804
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Baron was not the first choice for the lead (Peter Falk was), but he does have a certain sulky presence as cynical hit man Frank Bono.
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Baron was not the first choice for the lead (Peter Falk was), but he does have a certain sulky presence as cynical hit man Frank Bono.
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She received it in sulky silence and retired to her room.
Just Patty 1911
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Now the little one had often heard this point explained, but she felt small disposition to give up her knowledge at this demand; so she only looked at Miss Asphyxia in sulky silence.
Oldtown Folks 1869
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I have a disposition variously described as sulky, sour, sarky, or cynical.
Old Tin Sorrows Cook, Glen 1989
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Michael's face had clouded with that gloom which his father would certainly call sulky, and for himself he resented the tone of Michael's reply.
Michael 1903
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Now, a sulky is a vehicle built to accommodate two people only, and those two people have to sit fairly close together.
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There were many, misled by her petulant lips and watchful eyes, to call her sulky: these did not judge her silence favourably.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay Maurice Hewlett 1892
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He traveled in a vehicle called a sulky, and I went on horseback.
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