What does Sulky mean?
Definitions for Sulky
ˈsʌl kisulky
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Princeton's WordNet
sulkyadjective
a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
huffish, sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
sluggish, sulkyadjective
moving slowly
"a sluggish stream"
glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulkyadjective
depressingly dark
"the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"
Wiktionary
sulkynoun
A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
sulkynoun
Any carriage seating only the driver.
sulkyadjective
(often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
the sulky child
Wikipedia
Sulky
A sulky is a lightweight cart with two wheels and a seat for the driver, generally pulled by horses or dogs. With horses, a sulky is used for harness racing. The term is also used for an arch-mounted cart on wheels or crawler tracks, used in logging, or other types of vehicle having wheels and usually a seat for the driver, such as a plough, lister or cultivator.
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sulky
Sulky is an adjective used to describe someone who is gloomy, bad-tempered, and often silent due to disappointment, resentment, or a similar negative emotion. It can also refer to a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in harness races.
Webster Dictionary
Sulkynoun
moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic
Sulkyadjective
a light two-wheeled carriage for a single person
Etymology: [From Sulky, a.; -- so called from the owner's desire of riding alone.]
Wikidata
Sulky
A sulky is a lightweight cart having two wheels and a seat for the driver only but usually without a body, generally pulled by horses or dogs, and is used for harness races. The term is also used for a light stroller, an arch mounted on wheels or crawler tracks and used in logging, or other types of vehicle having wheels and usually a seat for the driver, such as a plough, lister or cultivator.
Etymology and Origins
Sulky
A two-wheeled carriage for a single person, so called from the popular idea at the time of its introduction that anyone who wished to ride alone could not be otherwise than morose and sulky in his disposition.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sulky in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sulky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Sulky in a Sentence
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- verdrossen, schmollendGerman
- malhumoradoSpanish
- murjottava, kilpakärrytFinnish
- boudeur, boudeuseFrench
- gruamachScottish Gaelic
- durcásHungarian
- scontroso, malinconico, irritato, sedioloItalian
- すねる, 不機嫌Japanese
- tūmatatengaMāori
- pruilerig, nukkig, norsDutch
- sur, sulkyNorwegian
- emburradoPortuguese
- угрюмый, надутый, двуколка, мрачныйRussian
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