SULKY

glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulky

(adjective) depressingly dark; “the gloomy forest”; “the glooming interior of an old inn”; “‘gloomful’ is archaic”

sluggish, sulky

(adjective) moving slowly; “a sluggish stream”

huffish, sulky

(adjective) sullen or moody

sulky

(noun) a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)

(often, derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset

Synonyms: sullen, morose

Noun

sulky (plural sulkies)

A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

Any carriage seating only the driver.

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



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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