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sulky

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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 Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.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.

sulk·y 2  (slk)
n. pl. sulk·ies
A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing.

[From sulky (from its having only one seat).]

sulky1
adj sulkier, sulkiest
1. sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment
2. dull or dismal sulky weather
[perhaps from obsolete sulke sluggish, probably related to Old English āseolcan to be lazy]
sulkily  adv
sulkiness  n

sulky2
n pl sulkies
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse
[from sulky1, because it can carry only one person]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sulkysulky - 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
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
2.sulky - moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"
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"
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"

sulky
Translations
sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] ADJ (sulkier (compar) (sulkiest (superl))) [person, voice] → malhumorado, enfurruñado; [expression] → ceñudo, malhumorado
to be sulky about sthestar malhumorado or enfurruñado por algo, estar de mal humor por algo

sulky [ˈsʌlki] adjboudeur/euse

sulky1
adj (+er) answereingeschnappt, beleidigt; person, expression alsoschmollend; silencebeleidigt; to be/look sulky about somethingwegen etw beleidigt sein/aussehen; sulky mouthSchmollmund m

sulky2
n (Sport) → Sulky nt

sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → imbronciato/a
sulky [ˈsʌlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → imbronciato/a

sulky مقطب الجبين trucovitý surmulende schmollend μουτρωμένος enfurruñado pahantuulinen boudeur naduren imbronciato すねた 부루퉁한 nukkig surmulende nadąsany amuado, emburrado мрачный surig ที่โกรธขึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา suratı asık hay giận dỗi 生气的


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On the 1st August he sold the buggy and bought the remains of an old sulky--said he just wanted to see those green Tennesseans stare and gawk when they saw him come a-ripping along in a sulky--didn't believe they'd ever heard of a sulky in their lives.
Uggug looked very sulky as he received the bow and arrow, and prepared to shoot.
I know I was sulky sometimes, and I should have been glad to see these children sulky sometimes too; for then I could have understood them: but they never were, for they COULD not be offended, nor hurt, nor ashamed: they could not be unhappy in any way, except when they were in a passion.
 
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