Antonyms for sulky

Grammar : Adj

Spell : suhl-kee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌl ki

Definition of sulky

Origin : "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").

adj sullen

Example sentences :

If I bear marks, y'ought to see the antelope; and the sulky!
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

“Eleven years,” was the answer, after a moment of sulky hesitation.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

But this sulky, slave-driving cub must needs force the quarrel from the start.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

He would give the roan a flick, and his sulky would flash by.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Gene and Clark came in, sulky still, and inclined to snappishness when they did speak.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

She kissed me affectionately, and on seeing my sulky face asked if I was not satisfied.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Arthur paused, looked at him angrily, but was too sore and sulky to reply.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

"Ought to git 'em some eyeglasses then," was the sulky response.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

"If it's a dog race, there won't be any price on him," was the sulky response.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

It eddied through the sulky between the dashboard and the curtained sides.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for sulky

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