SULKY
What does "SULKY" mean?
Silently and moodily resentful; sullen and uncommunicative.
Meanings
- Sullen, moody, and quietly resentful, especially in a childish or withdrawn way. He went sulky for hours after losing the game.
- A light, two-wheeled, single-seat horse-drawn carriage, used especially in harness racing. The trotter pulled the sulky cleanly around the final turn. technical
Did you know?
- The single-seat racing cart called a 'sulky' got its name from the mood: built for just one driver, it was nicknamed for the sulky person who wants no company.
Word origin
The adjective is thought to derive from an obsolete English word 'sulke', meaning hard to dispose of or sluggish; the carriage is named from the same adjective because it seats only one person, as if antisocially.
Remember it
A SULKY person SULKs - the adjective is just the verb plus a moody '-y'.
A little poem
Door shut, arms still crossed-
the storm he will not name yet
leaks out through his face.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why does the harness racer ride alone? Because his cart is a sulky - and so is his mood after he loses.
What it teaches
Silence used as a weapon wounds the silent one first.
Quick facts
What does SULKY mean?
Silently and moodily resentful; sullen and uncommunicative.
Is SULKY a valid word?
Yes — SULKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SULKY?
SULKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SULKY come from?
The adjective is thought to derive from an obsolete English word 'sulke', meaning hard to dispose of or sluggish; the carriage is named from the same adjective because it seats only one person, as if antisocially.
What can SULKY teach us?
Silence used as a weapon wounds the silent one first.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.