sulky
adjective
marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
sulkier
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comparativeof sulky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Most of the so-called Musketeers I spoke to came from Twitter, their central battleground, usually after they replied to one of Musk’s sulkier tweets.
From The Verge ● Jun. 26, 2018
The producers first hoped to cast Ryan Gosling, but he would have made Christian sulkier, more brooding, more Heathcliff.
From Time ● Feb. 12, 2015
And he half knew that it wasn't a success and then became sulkier and more awkward than ever.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
Everything inside the house limp, languid, and lugubrious; the fires are sulky and won’t burn; the maids are sulkier still.
From Nearly Lost but Dearly Won by Theodore P. Wilson
Never was a fête given by a sulkier host than King Otho that day proved to be.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various
