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SULKILY
sulkily
(adverb) in a sulky manner; ââWhat else could I do?â said Graham sulkilyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
sulkily (comparative more sulkily, superlative most sulkily)
In a sulking manner
Source: Wiktionary
Sulk"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sulky manner.
SULKY
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
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; âhis roots in Texas go back a long wayâ; âhe went back to Sweden to search for his rootsâ; âhis music has African rootsâ
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