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sulkier

sulkier is the comparative form of sulky.

Meaning of sulky

Adjective

sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)

  1. (derogatory, often) silent and withdrawn after being upset
    • the sulky child
    Synonyms:
    sullen, morose

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Questions about sulkier

What is sulkier the comparative form of?
Sulkier is the comparative form of sulky.

Words near sulkier in the dictionary

  1. sulker
  2. sulkers
  3. sulkey
  4. sulkeys
  5. sulkie
  6. sulkier
  7. sulkies
  8. sulkiest
  9. sulkily
  10. sulkiness
  11. sulkinesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sulkier (page history and authors); sulky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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