[suhl-kee] 
adjective, sulk⋅i⋅er, sulk⋅i⋅est, noun, plural sulk⋅ies.| 1. | marked by or given to sulking; sullen. |
| 2. | gloomy or dull: sulky weather. |
| 3. | a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person. |
| sulk·y 1 (sŭl'kē) adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est
[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke, sluggish, perhaps ultimately from Old English āsolcen, from past participle of āseolcan, to become sluggish.] sulk'i·ly adv., sulk'i·ness n. |
| sulk·y 2 (sŭl'kē) n. pl. sulk·ies A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing. [From sulky1 (from its having only one seat).] |
sulky
originally a light, open, one-horse, four-wheeled vehicle with its single seat for only one person fixed on its shafts. It is thought to have been invented in the early 19th century by an English physician and was supposedly named for his sulkiness in wishing to sit alone. The sulky was adapted to two wheels and widely used in the United States by doctors and others who had to travel extensively by themselves.
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