"sulky" meaning in English

See sulky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsʌlki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sulky.wav Forms: sulkier [comparative], sulkiest [superlative]
Etymology: See sulk. The horse-drawn vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)
  1. (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset Tags: derogatory, often Synonyms: sullen, morose Derived forms: sulkiness Translations (silent and withdrawn): عَبُوس (ʕabūs) (Arabic), جَهِيم (jahīm) (Arabic), مقموص [Egyptian-Arabic, humorous] (Arabic), مكشّر [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), مقلضم [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), намусен (namusen) (Bulgarian), 氣惱 (Chinese Mandarin), 气恼 (qìnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 悶悶不樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 闷闷不乐 (mènmènbùlè) (Chinese Mandarin), mrzutý [masculine] (Czech), tvær (Danish), nors (Dutch), nukkig (Dutch), pruilerig (Dutch), mokkerig (Dutch), murjottava (Finnish), boudeur (French), boudeuse (French), schmollend (German), verdrossen (German), durcás (Hungarian), borrphusach (Irish), smuilceach (Irish), smutach (Irish), stalcach (Irish), stancánach (Irish), stuacach (Irish), stuacánach (Irish), malinconico (Italian), scontroso (Italian), irritato (Italian), imbronciato (Italian), 不機嫌な (fukigen na) (alt: ふきげんな) (Japanese), すねた (suneta) (Japanese), на́мрштен (námršten) (Macedonian), мра́чен (mráčen) (Macedonian), на́муртен (námurten) (Macedonian), tūmatatenga (Maori), haumaruru (Maori), r'tchîngneux [Jersey] (Norman), sur (Norwegian), prunsch (Plautdietsch), emburrado (Portuguese), amuado (Portuguese), мра́чный (mráčnyj) (Russian), угрю́мый (ugrjúmyj) (Russian), наду́тый (nadútyj) [colloquial] (Russian), gruamach (Scottish Gaelic), mohíno (Spanish), sur (Swedish), tjurig (Swedish), grinig (Swedish), asık suratlı (Turkish), похмурий (poxmuryj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), насуплений (nasuplenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sulky-en-adj-1pIWlUzs

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌlki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sulky.wav Forms: sulkies [plural]
Etymology: See sulk. The horse-drawn vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sulky (plural sulkies)
  1. A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. Categories (topical): Carriages, Emotions, Vehicles Translations (two-wheeled cart): двуколка (dvukolka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kilpakärryt [plural] (Finnish), Sulky [masculine, neuter] (German), sediolo [masculine] (Italian), дво́колка (dvókolka) [feminine] (Macedonian), serkin [masculine] (Maltese), sulky [masculine] (Norwegian), двуко́лка (dvukólka) [feminine] (Russian), sulky [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. Any carriage seating only the driver.
    Sense id: en-sulky-en-noun-2ttJsjbl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland\nThe first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said."
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          "code": "da",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "boudeur"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "boudeuse"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "schmollend"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "durcás"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "borrphusach"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "stalcach"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "malinconico"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "irritato"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "emburrado"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "amuado"
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          "word": "угрю́мый"
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          "word": "наду́тый"
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
          "word": "grinig"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "roman": "poxmuryj",
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          "roman": "nasuplenyj",
          "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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          "word": "насуплений"
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      "word": "намусен"
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "word": "气恼"
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "悶悶不樂"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "mènmènbùlè",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "闷闷不乐"
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "tvær"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "nors"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "nukkig"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "pruilerig"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "murjottava"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "boudeur"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "boudeuse"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "schmollend"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "verdrossen"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "durcás"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "borrphusach"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "malinconico"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "scontroso"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "irritato"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "imbronciato"
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "不機嫌な"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "на́мрштен"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "tūmatatenga"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
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      "word": "r'tchîngneux"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "sur"
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      "code": "pdt",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "prunsch"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "emburrado"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "amuado"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "mráčnyj",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "мра́чный"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "ugrjúmyj",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "угрю́мый"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "nadútyj",
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "gruamach"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "mohíno"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "sur"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "tjurig"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "grinig"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "word": "asık suratlı"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "poxmuryj",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "похмурий"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "nasuplenyj",
      "sense": "silent and withdrawn",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "насуплений"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dvukolka",
      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "двуколка"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
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      "word": "kilpakärryt"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
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      "word": "sediolo"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "dvókolka",
      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
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      "code": "mt",
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      "word": "serkin"
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      "code": "no",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "dvukólka",
      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
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      "word": "двуко́лка"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "two-wheeled cart",
      "tags": [
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