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Adjective: sulky (sulkier,sulkiest)  súl-kee
  1. Sullen or moody
    "The teenager's sulky response to simple questions frustrated his parents";
    - huffish, pouty
     
  2. Slow or slothful
    "The sulky worker took twice as long to complete simple tasks";
    - sluggish
     
  3. Depressingly dark
    "the sulky interior of an old inn";
    - glooming [archaic], gloomy, gloomful [archaic]
Noun: sulky  súl-kee
  1. A light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
    "The harness racer sat in the sulky behind his horse"

Derived forms: sulkiest, sulkier, sulkies

See also: dark, ill-natured, slow

Type of: horse-drawn vehicle

Encyclopedia: Sulky, Victoria