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sullenly

/ˈsʌlənli/

sullenly adverb: in a sullen manner.

Adverb

sullenly (comparative more sullenly, superlative most sullenly)

  1. In a sullen manner.
    • A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant.1919, Max Brand, Trailin'!
    • Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 160

sullenly meaning in Urdu

sullenly in Urdu

خفگی سے

Forms of sullenly

comparativemore sullenly
superlativemost sullenly

Origin of sullenly

From sullen + -ly.

Questions about sullenly

What does sullenly mean?
Sullenly means in a sullen manner.
What is sullenly in Urdu?
Sullenly in Urdu is خفگی سے. See Sullenly meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is sullenly?
Sullenly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce sullenly?
Sullenly is pronounced /ˈsʌlənli/.

Words near sullenly in the dictionary

  1. sullen
  2. sullener
  3. sullenest
  4. Sullenger
  5. Sullengers
  6. sullenly
  7. sullenness
  8. sullennesses
  9. sullens
  10. sulliable
  11. sulliage

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