Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sullenly

/ˈsʌlənli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: sul-len-ly
IPA: /ˈsʌlənli/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sullen manner.

Example Sentences

"A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant."
"Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this."
"Sullenly they paid what was asked, sullenly left, Hamzah feigning a kick at the glass showcase filled with loaves and Chinese cakes."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sullen Middle English -ly English -ly English sullenly From sullen + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sullenly (comparative) most sullenly (superlative)

Synonyms

dourly glumly

Questions

How do you pronounce sullenly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌlənli/.
What does sullenly mean?: In a sullen manner.
Where does sullenly come from?: Etymology tree English sullen Middle English -ly English -ly English sullenly From sullen + -ly.

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