sulky
adjective
marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
sulkiest
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superlativeof sulky.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Poker’s bosom friend, Dumps, was so named because he had the sulkiest expression of countenance that ever fell to the lot of a dog.
From The World of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Poker's bosom friend, Dumps, was so named because he had the sulkiest expression of countenance that ever fell to the lot of a dog.
From The World of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
"Have a care of the poor brute, friend!" he cried genially to Diccon, whose looks were of the sulkiest.
From To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston
A stopped clock has the sulkiest face in the world.
From The Extra Day by Algernon Blackwood
It was the sulkiest hour of the day.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
