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sullen

/ˈsʌlən/

noun

Meaning

  • One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.

  • (chiefly in plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.

  • Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

  • Sluggish; slow.

  • Lonely; solitary; desolate.

  • Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.

  • Obstinate; intractable.

Synonyms

morose,
sulky