sulky
sulky Lexical Profile
sulky Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful, often through silent withdrawal.
"The child became sulky and refused to speak after being told it was time to leave the park."
• noun
A light, two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with a seat for the driver alone, used especially in harness racing.
"The driver guided the trotting horse around the track from his seat on the lightweight sulky."
• Rhymes for sulky
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-18th century, the adjective may derive from the obsolete English word 'sulke' (meaning hard to sell or sluggish), while the verb 'sulk' is a later back-formation. The noun sense referring to a single-person carriage was named directly after the adjective because the vehicle's solitary seat suited someone wishing to ride alone.