sulkiness
111frump — ► NOUN ▪ an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. DERIVATIVES frumpy adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a mocking speech or action, later sulkiness: probably from Dutch verrompelen wrinkle …
112frumpy — frump ► NOUN ▪ an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. DERIVATIVES frumpy adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a mocking speech or action, later sulkiness: probably from Dutch verrompelen wrinkle …
113sulkily — sulky ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin …
114sulky — ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin …
115sulky — [sul′kē] adj. sulkier, sulkiest [prob. < OE solcen (in comp.), idle, sluggish, pp. of seolcan, to become slack < IE base * selĝ , to let go, let loose > Sans sarjati, (he) releases] 1. showing resentment or dissatisfaction by petulant or …
116bitterness — noun 1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑resentment, ↑gall, ↑rancor, ↑rancour • Derivationally related forms: ↑rancorous (for: ↑ …
117huffish — adjective sullen or moody • Syn: ↑sulky • Similar to: ↑ill natured • Derivationally related forms: ↑sulk (for: ↑sulky), ↑sulkiness …
118ill nature — noun a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition • Ant: ↑good nature • Hypernyms: ↑disposition, ↑temperament • Hyponyms: ↑crabbiness, ↑crabbedness, ↑ …
119rancor — noun a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑resentment, ↑bitterness, ↑gall, ↑rancour • Derivationally related forms: ↑rancorous, ↑gall ( …
120sulky — adj. & n. adj. (sulkier, sulkiest) 1 sullen, morose, or silent, esp. from resentment or ill temper. 2 sluggish. n. (pl. ies) a light two wheeled horse drawn vehicle for one, esp. used in trotting races. Derivatives: sulkily adv. sulkiness n.… …
