SULKY


Meaning of SULKY in English

adj. & n.

--adj. (sulkier, sulkiest)

1. sullen, morose, or silent, esp. from resentment or ill temper.

2 sluggish.

--n. (pl. -ies) a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one, esp. used in trotting-races.

Derivatives:

sulkily adv. sulkiness n.

Etymology: perh. f. obs. sulke hard to dispose of

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.