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  1. SULLENLY definition: 1. in a way that is sullen (= angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people): 2. in a way…. Learn more.

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  3. Sullenly definition: in a way that shows irritation, ill humor, or gloom; morosely. See examples of SULLENLY used in a sentence.

  4. SULLENLY meaning: 1. in a way that is sullen (= angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people): 2. in a way…. Learn more.

  5. adj. sul·len·er, sul·len·est. 1. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky. 2. Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies. 3. Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.

  6. angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment. literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasively. abrasiveness. abruptly. abruptness. aloof.

  7. The adverb sullenly is used to describe something that's done glumly, or in a very bad-tempered way. Anyone who is in the mood to complain will speak or respond sullenly, like a little kid who's been dragged along on a car trip and speaks up sullenly from time to time to ask, "Are we there yet?"

  8. The meaning of SULLEN is gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed. How to use sullen in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sullen.

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