Sulky

//ˈsʌlki// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
  2. 2
    a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse wordnet
  3. 3
    Any carriage seating only the driver.
Adjective
  1. 1
    silent and withdrawn after being upset derogatory, often

    "the sulky child"

Adjective
  1. 1
    depressingly dark wordnet
  2. 2
    slow or slothful wordnet
  3. 3
    sullen or moody wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in the City of Ballarat and the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

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Example

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"Josie Pye is sulky because she didn't get the part she wanted in the dialogue. She wanted to be the fairy queen."

Etymology

See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

Related phrases

harness racing

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