adjective (disapproving)
1 silent and bad-tempered, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character:
Bob looked pale and sullen. * She gave him a sullen glare. * sullen teenagers
2 (literary) (of the sky or weather) dark and unpleasant:
a sullen grey sky
sullenly adverb
sullenness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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