WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sulk•y /ˈsʌlki/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est, n., pl. sulk•ies.
adj.
n. [countable]
sulk•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025adj.
- showing sulking behavior; sullen;
moody. - gloomy or dull:sulky weather.
n. [countable]
- Transporta light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
sulk•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
sulk•y
(sul′kē),USA pronunciation adj., sulk•i•er, sulk•i•est, n., pl. sulk•ies.
adj.
n.
sulk′i•ly, adv.
sulk′i•ness, n.
adj.
- marked by or given to sulking;
sullen. - gloomy or dull:sulky weather.
n.
- Transporta light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
- akin to Old English solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Frisian (north, northern dialect, dialectal) sulkig sulky 1735–45
sulk′i•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged moody, surly, morose, churlish.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged good-humored, good-natured.
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