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单词 sulkiest
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sulk•y /ˈsʌlki/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est, n., pl. sulk•ies. 
adj. 
  1. showing sulking behavior; sullen;
    moody.
  2. gloomy or dull:sulky weather.

n. [countable]
  1. Transporta light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
sulk•i•ly /ˈsʌlkəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 
sulk•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sulk•y  (sulkē),USA pronunciation adj., sulk•i•er, sulk•i•est, n., pl. sulk•ies. 
adj. 
  1. marked by or given to sulking;
    sullen.
  2. gloomy or dull:sulky weather.

n. 
  1. Transporta light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage for one person.
  • akin to Old English solcen- lazy (in solcennes laziness), Frisian (north, northern dialect, dialectal) sulkig sulky 1735–45
sulki•ly, adv. 
sulki•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged moody, surly, morose, churlish.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged good-humored, good-natured.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sulky /ˈsʌlkɪ/ adj (sulkier, sulkiest)
  1. sullen, withdrawn, or moody, through or as if through resentment
  2. dull or dismal: sulky weather
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from obsolete sulke sluggish, probably related to Old English āseolcan to be lazy

ˈsulkily adv ˈsulkiness n
sulky /ˈsʌlkɪ/ n ( pl sulkies)
  1. a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by one horse
Etymology: 18th Century: from sulky1, because it can carry only one person
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