sullenly

[ suhl-uhn-lee ]

/ ˈsʌl ən li /

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in a way that shows irritation, ill humor, or gloom; morosely: In the next room, an embittered, lonely man sits sullenly.

with a gloomy or dismal sound: The door thudded sullenly behind her.The waves roared sullenly against the base of the cliff.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

un·sul·len·ly, adverb

And defeated Germany sullenly nursed her wounds, its people casting about for someone to blame.
Wounds of World War I Have Yet to Heal|Michael F. Bishop|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We can stand silently and sullenly beside them since, ideologically speaking, there is nowhere else to go.
The Betrayed Wives Club|Lee Siegel|February 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Cincinnatus will not back to his plow, or, at the best, stands sullenly between his plow-handles arguing for a higher wage.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
"To R——," replied the man, as he turned silently and sullenly to retrace his steps.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

So the clouded day broke sullenly, with gusts of warm rain and red gleams of a sun striving to disperse the mists.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The opposition, therefore, sullenly assented to what the ministry proposed.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The check was drawn for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Crane and Keith settled back sullenly.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland