sulkiness
1Sulkiness — 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,… …
2sulkiness — 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 …
3sulkiness — noun see sulky I …
4sulkiness — See sulkily. * * * …
5sulkiness — noun a) The state or quality of being sulky. b) The result or product of being sulky …
6sulkiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, glumness, grouchiness; see anger …
7sulkiness — sulk·i·ness || sÊŒlkɪnɪs n. quality of being sulky, sullen aloofness, moroseness …
8sulkiness — n. See sullenness …
9sulkiness — n sullenness. See sullenness(defs. 1 3) …
10sulkiness — sulk·i·ness …
