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sulky
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 Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.2.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.sulky (ˈsʌlkɪ) adj, sulkier or sulkiest1. sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment2. dull or dismal: sulky weather. [C18: perhaps from obsolete sulke sluggish, probably related to Old English āseolcan to be lazy] ˈsulkily adv ˈsulkiness n
sulky (ˈsʌlkɪ) n, pl sulkies (Automotive Engineering) a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse[C18: from sulky1, because it can carry only one person]sulk•y (ˈsʌl ki)
adj. sulk•i•er, sulk•i•est, adj. 1. marked by or given to sulking; sullen; moody. 2. gloomy or dull: sulky weather. n. 3. a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person. [1735–45; akin to Old English solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Frisian (N dial.) sulkig sulky] sulk′i•ly, adv. sulk′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sulky - a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horsehorse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses | | Adj. | 1. | sulky - sullen or moodyhuffishill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | sulky - moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"sluggishslow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | | 3. | sulky - depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"gloomful, glooming, gloomydark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" |
sulkyadjective huffy, sullen, petulant, cross, put out, moody, perverse, disgruntled, aloof, resentful, vexed, churlish, morose, querulous, ill-humoured, in the sulks a sulky adolescentsulkyadjectiveBroodingly and sullenly unhappy:dour, gloomy, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen, surly.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 sulky
sulky a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse sulky
Synonyms for sulkyadj huffySynonyms- huffy
- sullen
- petulant
- cross
- put out
- moody
- perverse
- disgruntled
- aloof
- resentful
- vexed
- churlish
- morose
- querulous
- ill-humoured
- in the sulks
Synonyms for sulkyadj broodingly and sullenly unhappySynonyms- dour
- gloomy
- glum
- moody
- morose
- saturnine
- sour
- sullen
- surly
Synonyms for sulkynoun a light two-wheeled vehicle for one personRelated Wordsadj sullen or moodySynonymsRelated Wordsadj moving slowlySynonymsRelated Wordsadj depressingly darkSynonymsRelated Words |