sullen
Sullen feelings or mannersSullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
» He became sullen and grumpy over time.
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2 senses(in the plural)Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
(archaic)One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
Examples
7 sentencesHe became sullen and grumpy over time.
She had a sullen look on her face.
ruУ нее было сердитое выражение лица. — kukla
deSie blickte verdrossen drein. — Yorwba
Rodrigo became very sullen.
He is very sullen now.
deEr ist gerade sehr missmutig. — Dani6187
He's just another sullen teenager.
deEr ist einfach nur ein weiterer griesgrämiger Teenager. — dispy
Origin
From Middle English soleyn, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“sinFrom Middle English soleyn, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.
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