sulky
adjective/ˈsʌlki/
/ˈsʌlki/
(disapproving)- in a bad mood or not speaking because you are angry about something
- Sarah had looked sulky all morning.
- a sulky child
- He lapsed into a sulky silence.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySulky is used with these nouns:- child
- teenager
Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps from obsolete sulke ‘hard to dispose of’, of unknown origin.Want to learn more?
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