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Sullenly

//ˈsʌlənli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a sullen manner.

    "A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a sullen manner wordnet

Etymology

From sullen + -ly.

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