sullenly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌlənli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English sullen Middle English -ly English -ly English sullenly From sullen + -ly.
Meanings
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In a sullen manner.
Sullenly they paid what was asked, sullenly left, Hamzah feigning a kick at the glass showcase filled with loaves and Chinese cakes.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972: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: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'!:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sullenly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sullenly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
he בזעף (in a sullen manner) · fi yrmeästi (in a sullen manner)