Definition of Sulky

1. Noun. A light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse.

Generic synonyms: Horse-drawn Vehicle

2. Adjective. Sullen or moody.
Exact synonyms: Huffish
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Huffishness, Sulk, Sulkiness, Sulkiness, Sulkiness

3. Adjective. Moving slowly. "A sluggish stream"
Exact synonyms: Sluggish
Similar to: Slow
Derivative terms: Sluggishness

4. Adjective. Depressingly dark. "`gloomful' is archaic"
Exact synonyms: Gloomful, Glooming, Gloomy
Similar to: Dark
Derivative terms: Gloom, Gloominess

Definition of Sulky

1. a. Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.

2. n. A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.

Definition of Sulky

1. Adjective. (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset ¹

2. Noun. A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. ¹

3. Noun. Any carriage seating only the driver. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sulky

1. sullenly aloof or withdrawn [adj SULKIER, SULKIEST] : SULKILY [adv] / a light horse-drawn vehicle [n SULKIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sulky

suling
sulings
sulisobenzone
sulk
sulked
sulker
sulkers
sulkier
sulkies
sulkiest
sulkily
sulkiness
sulkinesses
sulking
sulks
sulky (current term)
sull
sullage
sullages
sulled
sullen
sullener
sullenest
sullenly
sullenness
sullennesses
sulliable
sulliage
sullied
sullies

Literary usage of Sulky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"sulky. Humph. Dora. I have long esteemed you; I esteem you more and more. ... sulky. Humph. Dorn. 'Tis pity to see so noble a youth—I am sure you would not ..."

2. Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & Critical. Printed by Thomas Dolby, George Damiel, D. G., G. D., John Cumberland (1826)
"Would you 1 Would you, Mr. sulky? Dorn. Nay, I did not mean to be unkind, Mr. sulky ; you know I ... Shall we not venture one step more to save him 1 sulky. ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"In a sulky manner; sullenly; morosely. I come to shew the Fruits of ... The state or quality of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness. sulky (sul'ki), a. ..."

4. ... The Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1892)
"THE DOCTOR ORDERS THE BEST sulky. ( With a Digression an " Hired Help.") " ABEL, ! Slip Cassia into the new sulky, and fetch her round. ..."

5. The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the by Inchbald, Mrs Inchbald (1808)
"sulky. Humph. Dorn. I have long esteemed you ; I esteem you more and more. ... sulky. Humph. Dorn. Tis pity to see so noble a youth — I am sure you would ..."

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