Sulky Definition

sŭlkē
sulkier, sulkies, sulkiest
adjective
sulkiest, sulkier
Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.
American Heritage
Showing resentment or dissatisfaction by petulant or peevish withdrawal.
Webster's New World
Gloomy; dismal; sullen.
A sulky day.
Webster's New World
(often derogatory) Silent and withdrawn after being upset.
The sulky child.
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Synonyms:
noun
sulkies
A light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage having a seat for only one person, esp. now, one used in harness races.
Webster's New World

Any carriage seating only the driver.

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Other Word Forms of Sulky

Noun

Singular:
sulky
Plural:
sulkies

Adjective

Base Form:
sulky
Comparative:
sulkier
Superlative:
sulkiest

Origin of Sulky

  • Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke sluggish perhaps ultimately from Old English āsolcen from past participle of āseolcan to become sluggish N., from its having only one seat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sulky Sentence Examples

  • The controlling levers and draught arrangements are similar to those in the "sulky" plough.

  • Sulky teenagers everywhere should take note.

  • She seemed to be trying whether any of them would get angry or sulky with her; but the serfs fulfilled no one's orders so readily as they did hers.

  • Anyway, glad to know I wasn't imagining it - he did look very sulky.

  • Instead she just acted like a rather sulky teenager, whose boyfriend had deserted her.

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