sullen
adjective/ˈsʌlən/
/ˈsʌlən/
(disapproving)- in a bad mood and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character
- Bob looked pale and sullen.
- She gave him a sullen glare.
- sullen teenagers
- He lapsed into a sullen silence.
- (literary) (of the sky or weather) dark and unpleasant
- a sullen grey sky
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘solitary, averse to company’, and ‘unusual’): from Anglo-Norman French sulein, from sol ‘sole’.
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