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# sulkily

adverb (sulkily)

«sulkily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a sulky way: quiet, cross and unwilling to be friendly because you are upset or did not get your way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in stories to show grumpy, childish moods. Alice in Wonderland: the Dormouse and other creatures often speak sulkily; Toad sulks when he cannot have his way. It tells the reader a character is upset but not shouting.

### Examples

- «I don't want to,» he said sulkily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x1)
- The Dormouse answered sulkily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x2)
- She sat sulkily in the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x3)
- Toad sulkily agreed to give up motor cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x4)
- My brother sulkily put his toys away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x5)
- The cat walked off sulkily after its bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «sulky». Verb: sulk (sulk, sulked, sulking). Noun: a sulk («in a sulk»). Spelling: sulky → sulkily (y changes to i).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sulkily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sulkily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sulkily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sulkily.html) on Mova free.