sulky
- marked by or given to sulking; sullen.
- gloomy or dull: sulky weather.
- a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
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Historical Examples of sulkiness
His silence and sulkiness lasted till Clarence took his leave.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
His sulkiness was breaking down and he was showing some agitation.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
Billie forgot her sulkiness in her joy at the elopements of Tia Luz.
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
She entered with an air of sulkiness that brought dread to Marjorie's heart.
Marjorie DeanPauline Lester
What I want to show is that even passion, bad as it is, is not so bad as sulkiness.
Parkhurst BoysTalbot Baines Reed
sulky
1- sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment
- dull or dismalsulky weather
Word Origin for sulky
sulky
2- a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse
Word Origin for sulky
Word Origin and History for sulkiness
sulky
"sullen," 1744, probably from Old English asolcen "idle, lazy, slow," from past participle of aseolcan "become sluggish, be weak or idle" (related to besylcan "be languid"), from Proto-Germanic *seklanan (cf. Middle High German selken "to drop, fall").
sulky
"light carriage with two wheels," 1756, apparently a noun use of sulky (adj.), on notion of "standoffishness," because the carriage has room for only one person.