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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•len /ˈsʌlən/USA pronunciation adj. - showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence.
- gloomy or dismal, as weather.
sul•len•ly, adv.: He looked sullenly down at his feet. sul•len•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•len (sul′ən),USA pronunciation adj. - showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- persistently and silently ill-humored;
morose. - indicative of gloomy ill humor.
- gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.
- sluggish, as a stream.
- [Obs.]malignant, as planets or influences.
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- earlier solein, Middle English 1565–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cross.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See glum.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sulky, moody, sour, bad-tempered.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheerless, clouded, overcast, somber, mournful, dark.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slow, stagnant.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheerful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sullen /ˈsʌlən/ adj - unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose
- sombre; gloomy
n - (plural) archaic a sullen mood
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Anglo-French solain (unattested), ultimately related to Latin sōlus aloneˈsullenly adv ˈsullenness n |