Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a sulky manner; sullenly; morosely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a sulky manner.
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- adverb In a
sulking manner
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- adverb in a sulky manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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He came in sulkily, neither saluting the company nor returning their salutations.
The Hidden Hand 1888
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He continued what Mr. Ridding, watching the group of young people, called sulkily to himself his rigmarole, but continued more abstractedly.
Christopher and Columbus Elizabeth von Arnim 1903
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Alan had joined Buzz at the bar and was sulkily nursing a beer.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Finally, after we had exhausted ourselves arguing, Li sulkily consented to go back into the wilderness -- followed, I need hardly add, by her watchful mom.
Louis Bayard: A Tiger Mom Shares Her Secrets Louis Bayard 2011
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Alan had joined Buzz at the bar and was sulkily nursing a beer.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Billy joined sulkily, then brightened up as his eyes chanced upon the coffee pot, which he immediately put on to boil.
CHAPTER II 2010
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“Besides,” he added sulkily, “she really, really loved me when I was —.”
The Boundaries of Temptation (1/5) amberfocus 2009
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Finally, after we had exhausted ourselves arguing, Li sulkily consented to go back into the wilderness -- followed, I need hardly add, by her watchful mom.
Louis Bayard: A Tiger Mom Shares Her Secrets Louis Bayard 2011
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This was Michael's first food, for he had sulkily refused to go near the potatoes.
CHAPTER XXX 2010
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“Besides,” he added sulkily, “she really, really loved me when I was —.”
I Am Fangirling and Fic Update amberfocus 2009
sionnach commented on the word sulkily
"I like to ride in a horse-drawn carriage", said Tom sulkily.
December 12, 2007