sulky
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 5
/ˈsʌlki/
Definition of sulky
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(derogatory, often)silent and withdrawn after being upset
“the sulky child”
“1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.”
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adj
-
(derogatory, often)silent and withdrawn after being upset
“the sulky child”
“1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.”
noun
- A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
- Any carriage seating only the driver.
name
- A town in the City of Ballarat and the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.
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