sulkily
sulkily adverb: in a sulky manner.
Adverb
sulkily (comparative more sulkily, superlative most sulkily)
- In a sulky manner.
- But the pretty milk-maid was much too vexed to make any answer. She picked up the leg sulkily and led her cow away, the poor animal limping on three legs.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Dainty China Country”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 230
- By hammering trenchantly on that point, Podson was induced to say sulkily, "Oh, all right, if you're so set on it...I never mentioned it. Hang it, I'm not likely to mention it to anybody, am I?"1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 88
sulkily meaning in Malayalam
sulkily in Malayalam
- ദുർമ്മുഖത്തോടെ, വൈമനസ്യത്തോടെ, ശുണ്ഠിയോടെ
Forms of sulkily
| comparative | more sulkily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sulkily |
Origin of sulkily
From sulky + -ly.
Questions about sulkily
- What does sulkily mean?
- Sulkily means in a sulky manner.
- What is sulkily in Malayalam?
- Sulkily in Malayalam is ദുർമ്മുഖത്തോടെ, വൈമനസ്യത്തോടെ, ശുണ്ഠിയോടെ. See Sulkily meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is sulkily?
- Sulkily is an adverb.
Words near sulkily in the dictionary
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