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sulk·y
(sŭl′kē)adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est
1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.
2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.
n. pl. sulk·ies
A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing.
[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke, sluggish, perhaps ultimately from Old English āsolcen, from past participle of āseolcan, to become sluggish. N., from its having only one seat .]
sulk′i·ly adv.
sulk′i·ness n.
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sulky
(ˈsʌlkɪ)adj, sulkier or sulkiest
1. sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment
2. dull or dismal: sulky weather.
[C18: perhaps from obsolete sulke sluggish, probably related to Old English āseolcan to be lazy]
ˈsulkily adv
ˈsulkiness n
sulky
(ˈsʌlkɪ)n, pl sulkies
(Automotive Engineering) a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse
[C18: from sulky1, because it can carry only one person]
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sulk•y
(ˈsʌl ki)adj. sulk•i•er, sulk•i•est, adj.
1. marked by or given to sulking; sullen; moody.
2. gloomy or dull: sulky weather.
n. 3. a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
[1735–45; akin to Old English solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Frisian (N dial.) sulkig sulky]
sulk′i•ly, adv.
sulk′i•ness, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  sulky - a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horsehorse-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" |
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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 a sulky adolescent
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Translations
عابِس، مُتَجَهِّمعَبُوس
trucovitýzakaboněný
surmulende
kilpakärrytmurjottavapahantuulinen
naduren
fúll, önugur
すねた
부루퉁한
sulkysursurmulende
trucovitý
surig
ที่โกรธขึ้งไม่พูดไม่จา
asık suratlısomurtkansuratı asık
hay giận dỗi
sulky
[ˈsʌlkɪ] ADJ (sulkier (compar) (sulkiest (superl))) [person, voice] → malhumorado, enfurruñado; [expression] → ceñudo, malhumoradoto be sulky about sth → estar malhumorado or enfurruñado por algo, estar de mal humor por algo
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sulky
[ˈsʌlki] adj → boudeur/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sulky
1adj (+er) answer → eingeschnappt, beleidigt; person, expression also → schmollend; silence → beleidigt; to be/look sulky about something → wegen etw beleidigt sein/aussehen; sulky mouth → Schmollmund m
sulky
2n (Sport) → Sulky nt
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sulky
[ˈsʌlkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → imbronciato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sulk
(salk) verb to show anger or resentment by being silent. He's sulking because his mother won't let him have an ice-cream.
ˈsulky adjective sulking, or tending to sulk. in a sulky mood; a sulky girl.
ˈsulkily adverbˈsulkiness noun
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sulky
→ عَبُوس 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009