Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sulky

/ˈsʌlki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: sulky
IPA: /ˈsʌlki/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

silent and withdrawn after being upset

Derogatory

noun

A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.

noun

Any carriage seating only the driver.

name

A town in the City of Ballarat and the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

Example Sentences

"the sulky child"
"1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said."

Etymology

See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

sulkier (comparative) sulkiest (superlative) sulkies (plural)

Derived Forms

sulkily sulkiness unsulky

Synonyms

sullen morose glooming gloomy gloomful sluggish huffish

Questions

How do you pronounce sulky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌlki/.
What does sulky mean?: silent and withdrawn after being upset
Where does sulky come from?: See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

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