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Sullenness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being sullen. uncountable

    "“Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!”"

  2. 2
    a sullen moody resentful disposition wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being sullen. countable, rare
  4. 4
    a gloomy ill-tempered feeling wordnet

Etymology

From sullen + -ness.

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