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sulkinesses

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sulk⋅y

  [suhl-kee] adjective, sulk⋅i⋅er, sulk⋅i⋅est, noun, plural sulk⋅ies.
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–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.
Origin:
1735–45; akin to OE solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Fris (N dial.) sulkig sulky

Related forms:
sulk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
sulk⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. moody, surly, morose, churlish.

Antonyms:
1. good-humored, good-natured.
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Word Origin & History

sulky  (n.)
"light carriage with two wheels," 1756, apparently a noun use of sulky (adj.), on notion of "standoffishness," because the carriage has room for only one person.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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