Definition of Sullenest

1. Adjective. (superlative of sullen) ¹

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Definition of Sullenest

1. sullen [adj] - See also: sullen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sullenest

sulkier
sulkies
sulkiest
sulkily
sulkiness
sulkinesses
sulking
sulks
sulky
sull
sullage
sullages
sulled
sullen
sullener
sullenest (current term)
sullenly
sullenness
sullennesses
sulliable
sulliage
sullied
sullies
sulling
sullow
sullows
sulls
sully
sullying
sulph-

Literary usage of Sullenest

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

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1840)
"Reserved thou art, and crabbed ; a sad grumbler, too—for grumbling is the first great law of thy nature—bnt even in thy sullenest mood the cry of distress ..."

2. The Christian Examiner (1858)
"... and somewhat narrow understanding of Tiberius was warped from. his one idea of a model state, till his name became a synonyme for the sullenest terrors ..."

3. The Christian Examiner edited by Edward Everett Hale (1858)
"... and somewhat narrow understanding of Tiberius was warped from his one idea of a model state, till his name became a synonyme for the sullenest terrors ..."

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