glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky
(adjective) depressingly dark; âthe gloomy forestâ; âthe glooming interior of an old innâ; ââgloomfulâ is archaicâ
sluggish, sulky
(adjective) moving slowly; âa sluggish streamâ
huffish, sulky
(adjective) sullen or moody
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sulkier
comparative form of sulky
Source: Wiktionary
Sulk"y, a. [Compar. Sulkier; superl. Sulkiest.] Etym: [See Sulkiness, and cf. Sulky, n.]
Definition: Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
Syn.
– See Sullen.
Sulk"y, n.; pl. Sulkies. Etym: [From Sulky, a.; -- so called from the owner's desire of riding alone.]
Definition: A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.
Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; âshe got a bargain at the auctionâ; âthe stock was a real buy at that priceâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
