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sulkily

[suhl-kee]

sulk·y

[suhl-kee] adjective, sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est, noun, plural sulk·ies.
adjective
1.
marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
2.
gloomy or dull: sulky weather.
noun
3.
a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.

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Sulkily is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1735–45; akin to Old English solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Frisian (N dial.) sulkig sulky

sulk·i·ly, adverb
sulk·i·ness, noun
un·sulk·i·ly, adverb
un·sulk·i·ness, noun
un·sulk·y, adjective


1. moody, surly, morose, churlish.


1. good-humored, good-natured.

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sulky1 (ˈsʌlkɪ)
 
adj , sulkier, 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  sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment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]
 
'sulkily1
 
adv
 
'sulkiness1
 
n

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