adj.
(sulkier, sulkiest)
morose, bad-tempered, and resentful.
n.
(pl. sulkies)
a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one person, used chiefly in trotting races.
Derivative
- sulkily adv.
- sulkiness n.
Etymology
C18: perh. from obs. sulke ‘hard to dispose of’, of unknown origin.