sulkily
41sulky — /ˈsʌlki / (say sulkee) adjective (sulkier, sulkiest) 1. sullenly ill humoured or resentful; marked by ill humoured aloofness. 2. (of weather, etc.) gloomy. 3. Aboriginal English angry. –noun (plural sulkies) 4. a light two wheeled one horse… …
42sulkiness — sulky ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin …
43sulky — ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin …
44sulky — [sul′kē] adj. sulkier, sulkiest [prob. < OE solcen (in comp.), idle, sluggish, pp. of seolcan, to become slack < IE base * selĝ , to let go, let loose > Sans sarjati, (he) releases] 1. showing resentment or dissatisfaction by petulant or …
45mope — v. & n. v.intr. be gloomily depressed or listless; behave sulkily. n. 1 a person who mopes. 2 (the mopes) low spirits. Derivatives: moper n. mopy adj. (mopier, mopiest). mopily adv. mopiness n. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. rel. to mope, mopp(e) fool …
46sulky — adj. & n. adj. (sulkier, sulkiest) 1 sullen, morose, or silent, esp. from resentment or ill temper. 2 sluggish. n. (pl. ies) a light two wheeled horse drawn vehicle for one, esp. used in trotting races. Derivatives: sulkily adv. sulkiness n.… …
