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sulkiness
sulk·y S0876400 (sŭl′kē)adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est 1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.n. pl. sulk·ies A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing. [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 .] sulk′i·ly adv.sulk′i·ness n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"sulkhumour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" | | 2. | sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentmenthuffishnessbitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | | 3. | sulkiness - a sullen moody resentful dispositionmoroseness, sullenness, sournessill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition | Translationssulk (salk) verb to show anger or resentment by being silent. He's sulking because his mother won't let him have an ice-cream. 生悶氣 生闷气ˈsulky adjective sulking, or tending to sulk. in a sulky mood; a sulky girl. 生悶氣的 生闷气的ˈsulkily adverb 生悶氣地 生闷气地,不高兴地 ˈsulkiness noun 生悶氣 生闷气,闷闷不乐的样子 EncyclopediaSeesulkysulkiness Related to sulkiness: sulkily, sulkierSynonyms for sulkinessnoun a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawalSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a feeling of sulky resentmentSynonymsRelated Words- bitterness
- rancor
- rancour
- resentment
- gall
noun a sullen moody resentful dispositionSynonyms- moroseness
- sullenness
- sourness
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