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Definition of Sulky

1. Adjective. Sullen or moody.

2. Noun. A light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse.

3. Adjective. Moving slowly. "A sluggish stream"

4. Adjective. Depressingly dark. "`gloomful' is archaic"

Definition of Sulky

1. a. Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.

2. n. A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.

Definition of Sulky

1. Adjective. (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset ¹

2. Noun. A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. ¹

3. Noun. Any carriage seating only the driver. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sulky

1. sullenly aloof or withdrawn [adj SULKIER, SULKIEST] : SULKILY [adv] / a light horse-drawn vehicle [n SULKIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulky

suling sulings sulisobenzone sulk sulked sulker sulkers sulkier sulkies sulkiest

sulkily sulkiness sulkinesses sulking sulks sulky (current term) sull sullage sullages sulled

sullen sullener sullenest sullenly sullenness sullennesses sulliable sulliage sullied sullies

Literary usage of Sulky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"sulky. Humph. Dora. I have long esteemed you; I esteem you more and more. ... sulky. Humph. Dorn. 'Tis pity to see so noble a youth—I am sure you would not ..."

2. Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & Critical. Printed by Thomas Dolby, George Damiel, D. G., G. D., John Cumberland (1826)
"Would you 1 Would you, Mr. sulky? Dorn. Nay, I did not mean to be unkind, Mr. sulky ; you know I ... Shall we not venture one step more to save him 1 sulky. ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"In a sulky manner; sullenly; morosely. I come to shew the Fruits of ... The state or quality of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness. sulky (sul'ki), a. ..."

4. ... The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1892)
"THE DOCTOR ORDERS THE BEST sulky. ( With a Digression an " Hired Help.") " ABEL, ! Slip Cassia into the new sulky, and fetch her round. ..."

5. The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the by Inchbald, Mrs Inchbald (1808)
"sulky. Humph. Dorn. I have long esteemed you ; I esteem you more and more. ... sulky. Humph. Dorn. Tis pity to see so noble a youth — I am sure you would ..."

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