I. -kē, -ki adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by -y, adjective suffix) of earlier sulke hard to sell, slow, sluggish, perhaps back-formation from Old English ā solcen lazy, sluggish, indifferent, from past participle of ā seolcan to be lazy, slow; akin to Middle High German selken to drop, fall, Old Irish selg hunt, Sanskrit sṛjati he releases, shoots, emits
1.
a. : sulking or inclined to sulk : given to spells of sulking
a sulky refusal to acknowledge facts — Bertrand Russell
b. : suggestive of sulkiness : moody
rather sulky good looks — Dorothy Sayers
2.
a. : slow in movement or response : sluggish , inactive
a sulky fire that declines to flame — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor
b. : dull , gloomy
a sulky day
3. : having wheels and usually a seat for the driver
sulky cultivator
sulky plow
Synonyms: see sullen
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: probably from sulky (I)
1. : a light 2-wheeled cart (as used for trotting races) having a seat for the driver only and usually no body
2. : a sulky vehicle (as a plow, a lister, or a cultivator)
3. : a light stroller
4. : an arch mounted on wheels or crawler tracks and used in logging