— sullenly , adv. — sullenness , n.
/sul"euhn/ , adj.
1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
3. indicative of gloomy ill humor.
4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.
5. sluggish, as a stream.
6. Obs. malignant, as planets or influences.
[ 1565-75; earlier solein, ME ]
Syn. 1. See cross. 1, 2. See glum. 2. sulky, moody, sour, bad-tempered. 4. cheerless, clouded, overcast, somber, mournful, dark. 5. slow, stagnant.
Ant. 1, 2. cheerful.