sulky

Definition

silent and withdrawn after being upset

Etymology

See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

Example Sentences

• "the sulky child"
• "1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 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."