Sulkiness

Sulkiness
Sulkiness Sulk"i*ness, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin.] The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition. [1913 Webster]

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  • sulkiness — sulky ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • sulkiness — noun see sulky I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sulkiness — See sulkily. * * * …   Universalium

  • sulkiness — noun a) The state or quality of being sulky. b) The result or product of being sulky …   Wiktionary

  • sulkiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, glumness, grouchiness; see anger …   English dictionary for students

  • sulkiness — sulk·i·ness || sÊŒlkɪnɪs n. quality of being sulky, sullen aloofness, moroseness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sulkiness — n. See sullenness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • sulkiness — n sullenness. See sullenness(defs. 1 3) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sulkiness — sulk·i·ness …   English syllables

  • sulkiness — See: sulky …   English dictionary

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