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• sul´len|ly — sul|len «SUHL uhn», adjective. 1. silent because of bad humor or anger: »a sullen disposition. That boy becomes sullen if he is punished. The sullen child refused to answer my questions. 2. showing bad humor or anger: »a sullen silence.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sul|len — «SUHL uhn», adjective. 1. silent because of bad humor or anger: »a sullen disposition. That boy becomes sullen if he is punished. The sullen child refused to answer my questions. 2. showing bad humor or anger: »a sullen silence. SYNONYM(S): surly …   Useful english dictionary

• sul´len|ness — sul|len «SUHL uhn», adjective. 1. silent because of bad humor or anger: »a sullen disposition. That boy becomes sullen if he is punished. The sullen child refused to answer my questions. 2. showing bad humor or anger: »a sullen silence.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sul — sul·cal; sul·cate; sul·co·marginal; sul·cu·lus; sul·cus; sul·fa·cet·a·mide; sul·fa·diazine; sul·fa·guanidine; sul·fa·mate; sul·fa·mer·a·zine; sul·fa·meth·a·zine; sul·fa·mez·a·thine; sul·fam·ic; sul·fam·o·yl; sul·fa·nil·a·mide; sul·fan·i·late;… …   English syllables

• len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… …   English syllables

• sullen — sul·len …   English syllables

• sullenly — sul·len·ly …   English syllables

• sullen — sul|len [ sʌlən ] adjective 1. ) showing that you are in an unhappy mood, and do not want to talk a ) used about someone s expression or attitude: a sullen look 2. ) LITERARY if the sky or weather is sullen, it is dark and unpleasant ╾ sul|len|ly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sullen — sul•len [[t]ˈsʌl ən[/t]] adj. 1) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve 2) persistently and silently ill humored; morose 3) indicative of gloomy ill humor 4) gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound 5) sluggish, as a… …   From formal English to slang

• sullen — sul|len [ˈsʌlən] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Anglo French solein single, solitary, sullen , from Latin solus alone ] 1.) angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you ▪ Bill sat in sullen… …   Dictionary of contemporary English