sullen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman solein (“alone”), from sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
sullen (comparative sullener, superlative sullenest)
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Translations [edit]
having a brooding ill temper
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dismal
Noun [edit]
sullen (plural sullens)
- (obsolete) One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
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- Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
- to have the sullens
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