SULLEN


Meaning of SULLEN in English

■ adjective bad-tempered and sulky.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME (in the senses 'solitary, averse to company', and 'unusual'): from Anglo-Norman Fr. sulein , from sol 'sole'.

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