Definition of SULKY

sulky

Plural: sulkies

Noun

  • A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage for one person.
  • a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.

Adjective Satellite

  • sullen or moody
  • moving slowly
  • depressingly dark

Adj

  • silent and withdrawn after being upset

Adjective

  • Sullen and bad-tempered; morose.

Examples

  • His SULKY expression showed his disappointment with the tile bag’s offerings.
  • That single ’Y’ tile felt like a SULKY, pulling the weight of my low-scoring rack.
  • the sulky child

Origin / Etymology

See sulk.
The horse-drawn vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone.

Scrabble Score: 12

sulky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sulky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sulky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sulky: valid Words With Friends Word