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- [suhl-uh n]
- /ˈsʌl ən/
- /ˈsʌl.ən/
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- [suhl-uh n]
- /ˈsʌl ən/
Definitions of sullenly word
- adjective sullenly showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 1
- adjective sullenly persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 1
- adjective sullenly indicative of gloomy ill humor. 1
- adjective sullenly gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound. 1
- adjective sullenly sluggish, as a stream. 1
- adjective sullenly Obsolete. malignant, as planets or influences. 1
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Origin of sullenly
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; earlier solein, Middle English < ?
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Parts of speech for Sullenly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sullenly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adverb sullenly
- discontentedly — not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy: For all their wealth, or perhaps because of it, they were discontented.
- gloomily — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- glumly — sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
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