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# sullenly

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Sullenly means in a bad-tempered, silent and unfriendly way, as when someone is sulking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#m1)
2. Sullenly can describe dark, gloomy weather or water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#m2)

### In the lessons

A story word that tells the reader a character is angry or unhappy but will not say so. «He answered sullenly» shows a grudging, grumpy reply. Dark clouds or a river can move sullenly, which makes the mood gloomy.

### Examples

- The boy stared sullenly at his plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x1)
- «I don't care,» she muttered sullenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x2)
- The weasels sullenly handed back the keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x3)
- The river flowed sullenly under grey skies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x4)
- He sat sullenly in the corner all afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x5)
- The prisoner answered sullenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sullenly/#x6)

### Note

From «sullen» + «-ly». Sullen is about silent bad mood; «sulky» is close. Not the same as «sadly».

## On Mova

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