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Sulkily

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sulk·y 1  (slk)
adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est
1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.
2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.
[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke, sluggish, perhaps ultimately from Old English solcen, from past participle of seolcan, to become sluggish.]
sulki·ly adv.
sulki·ness n.
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Adv.1.sulkily - in a sulky manner; "`What else could I do?' said Graham sulkily"
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I followed them rather sulkily to the table at which Strickland always sat, and he called for the board and the chessmen.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"How do you know I want to go out with you," she said sulkily.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
They all gave a shrug and an Indian grunt of acquiescence, and went off sulkily to their village, to lay aside their weapons for the present.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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