sulkily

Meanings

• adverb

  Expressing or showing feelings of silent resentment and pouting, often in a petulant or childish way.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sulkily
milly , quilly , dilly

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Variants

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sulkier , sulkiest , sulkily , sulkiness , sulkinesses , sulky

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to crouch down or hide', from Old English sulgian, from sulc 'ditch' or 'trench'. The modern meaning developed in the late 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'sulkily' has six letters.

2. The word 'sulkily' appears in Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale'.

3. In some dialects, the word 'sulk' is used instead of 'sulkily'.

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Related Concepts

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1. petulance: A childish, unreasonable, and irritable behavior, characterized by sulking and complaining.

2. pouting: A facial expression characterized by pressing the lips outward and downward, often in a sulky or displeased manner.

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Culture

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In literature, 'sulkily' is often used to describe characters who are stubbornly refusing to cooperate or communicate. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale', the character Leontes sulks and refuses to believe his wife's innocence, leading to tragic consequences.

How to Memorize "sulkily"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person crossing their arms and pouting their lips in a sulky manner.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sulkily' with the image of a child refusing to eat their vegetables.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Sulkily is a silent, uncooperative, pouting, little yielder'.

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