sulky (redirected from sulkier)

sulk·y ¹  (slk)

adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est

1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.

2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.

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[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke, sluggish, perhaps ultimately from Old English solcen, from past participle of seolcan, to become sluggish.]

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sulki·ly adv.

sulki·ness n.

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sulky

Adjective

[sulkier, sulkiest] moody or silent because of anger or resentment [perhaps from obsolete sulke sluggish]

sulkily adv
sulkiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sulky - a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse horse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
Adj.	1.	sulky - sullen or moody huffish ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	2.	sulky - moving slowly; "a sluggish stream" sluggish slow - 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, gloomy dark - 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"

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sulky

adjective huffy, sullen, petulant, cross, put out, moody, perverse, disgruntled, aloof, resentful, vexed, churlish, morose, querulous, ill-humoured, in the sulks

Translations

sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] adj → malhumorado

sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] adj → boudeur/euse, maussade

sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] sulk adj → schmollend

sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] adj → imbronciato/a