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Webster 1913 Edition

Sulky

Sulk′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sulkier
;
sup
erl.
Sulkiest
.]
[See
Sulkiness
, and cf.
Sulky
,
Noun.
]
Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.
Syn. – See
Sullen
.

Sulk′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sulkies
(#)
.
[From
Sulky
,
Adj.
; – so called from the owner’s desire of riding alone.]
A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.
☞ Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sulky

SUL'KY

,
Adj.
Sullen; sour; heavy; obstinate; morose.
While these animals remain in their inclosures, they are sulky.

SUL'KY

,
Noun.
A carriage for a single person.

Definition 2024

sulky

sulky

English

Adjective

sulky ‎(comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)

  1. (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
    the sulky child
    • 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
      The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.

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Noun

A horse pulling a sulky

sulky ‎(plural sulkies)

  1. A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  2. Any carriage seating only the driver.

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