sulkily

/sˈʌlkili/ adv

In a sulky manner.

Word Origin Sulk likely traces back to Old English sol 'mud' and sulian 'to soil, wallow' — so sulking is like wallowing in self-pity, getting muddy with bad mood. The adjective sulky and adverb sulkily capture that slow, heavy, pouting quality. The -y and -ily suffixes turn the root into a state of being.

adv In a sulky manner.

He answered sulkily when his mother asked him to clean his room.

(副词) 愠怒地;生气地;赌气地

当母亲让他打扫房间时,他闷闷不乐地回答。

(adverbio) malhumoradamente; con resentimiento; hoscamente; refunfuñando; con mohína [De manera malhumorada o resentida.]

Él respondió con resentimiento cuando su madre le pidió que limpiara su cuarto.

(adverbe) en boudant; d'un air boudeur; d'un ton boudeur; maussadement [D'une manière boudeuse, avec une humeur maussade et renfrognée.]

Il a répondu boudeusement quand sa mère lui a demandé de ranger sa chambre.

(Adverb) mürrisch; beleidigt; trotzig [Auf eine mürrische, beleidigte oder missmutige Weise.]

Er antwortete **sulkily**, als seine Mutter ihn bat, sein Zimmer aufzuräumen.

(副詞) 不機嫌に、むくれてものを言わない様子で

母親に部屋の掃除をするように言われたとき、彼は不機嫌そうに答えた。

(advérbio) emburradamente; amuadamente; carrancudamente [De modo emburrado; de modo mal-humorado.]

Ele respondeu emburrado quando a mãe pediu para ele limpar o quarto.

Word parts: sulk + ily

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