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sulky
I. \-kē, -ki\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by -y, adjective suffix) of earlier sulke hard to sell, slow, sluggish, perhaps back-formation from Old English āsolcen lazy, sluggish, indifferent, from past participle of āseolcan to be lazy, slow; akin to Middle High German selken to drop, fall, Old Irish selg hunt, Sanskrit sṛjati he releases, shoots, emits
1.
a. : sulking or inclined to sulk : given to spells of sulking
< a sulky refusal to acknowledge facts — Bertrand Russell >
b. : suggestive of sulkiness : moody
< rather sulky good looks — Dorothy Sayers >
2.
a. : slow in movement or response : sluggish, inactive
< a sulky fire that declines to flame — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor >
b. : dull, gloomy
< a sulky day >
3. : having wheels and usually a seat for the driver
< sulky cultivator >
< sulky plow >
Synonyms: see sullen
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably from sulky (I)
1. : a light 2-wheeled cart (as used for trotting races) having a seat for the driver only and usually no body
2. : a sulky vehicle (as a plow, a lister, or a cultivator)
3. : a light stroller
4. : an arch mounted on wheels or crawler tracks and used in logging |