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sullenly

/ˈsʌlənli/ adv

In a sullen manner.

Word Origin Sullen comes from Latin solus 'alone' — the idea is that a sullen person is withdrawn, solitary, keeping to themselves in a gloomy way. The same root gives us solo, solitary, soliloquy (speaking alone), and solipsism (the self alone exists). Sullenly is the adverb: acting in that morose, alone way.

adv In a sullen manner.

The teenager sat sullenly in the corner after the argument.

(副词) 闷闷不乐地；郁郁寡欢地；阴沉地

争吵后，那个青少年闷闷不乐地坐在角落里。

(adverbio) hoscamente; malhumoradamente; ceñudamente; ásperamente; con mala cara [De manera hosca o malhumorada.]

El adolescente se sentó hosco en la esquina después de la discusión.

(adverbe) maussadement; morosement; d'un air maussade; revêchement; boudeusement [D'une manière maussade, boudeuse ou morose.]

L'adolescent est resté assis sullenly dans le coin après la dispute.

(Adverb) mürrisch; missmutig; griesgrämig [auf eine mürrische, missmutige oder verdrießliche Weise.]

Der Teenager saß nach dem Streit **sullenly** in der Ecke.

(副詞) 不機嫌な様子で。むっつりと。

その十代の若者は口論の後、部屋の隅でむっつりと座っていた。

(advérbio) emburradamente; de modo mal-humorado; ranzinza-mente; mau humoradamente [De modo mal-humorado, taciturno.]

O adolescente sentou-se taciturno no canto após a discussão.

Synonyms: morosely glumly sulkily gloomily surlily resentfully moodily grumpily Antonyms: cheerfully happily brightly genially
Word parts: sullen + ly

Common collocations

say verb at prep of prep be verb in prep

Related words

sullenness

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