Definition of Sullenly

1. Adverb. In a sullen manner. "He sat in his chair dourly"

Exact synonyms: Dourly, Glumly
Partainyms: Dour, Glum, Sullen

Definition of Sullenly

1. Adverb. In a sullen manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sullenly

1. sullen [adv] - See also: sullen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sullenly

sulkies
sulkiest
sulkily
sulkiness
sulkinesses
sulking
sulks
sulky
sull
sullage
sullages
sulled
sullen
sullener
sullenest
sullenly (current term)
sullenness
sullennesses
sulliable
sulliage
sullied
sullies
sulling
sullow
sullows
sulls
sully
sullying
sulph-
sulpha

Literary usage of Sullenly

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

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"The persecution still went on fiercely and remorselessly, and the people sullenly submitted to what seemed the inevitable. The one hope for a land that God ..."

2. A Short History of the English People by John Richard Green (1884)
"He was borne to Chinon by the silvery waters of Vienne, and muttering, " Shame, shame on a conquered king," passed sullenly away. Section IX. l hriil of the ..."

3. Memoir of William Francis Bartlett by Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1878)
"As it went slowly and sullenly down on those battered walls, it went vp like magic on every hill-top and tower, on every steeple and staff throughout the ..."

4. The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical by Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Anna Letitia Aikin Barbauld (1820)
"... though obliged to receive whom he pleased, took care to guard inviolate the independence of speech, sullenly persevering in refusing to say any thing, ..."

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