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sullen

/ˈsʌlən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
  2. (chiefly in plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
  3. Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
  4. Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
  5. Sluggish; slow.
  6. Lonely; solitary; desolate.
  7. Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
  8. Obstinate; intractable.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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