sullenly

English

Etymology

sullen +‎ -ly

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌlənli/

Adverb

sullenly (comparative more sullenly, superlative most sullenly)

  1. In a sullen manner.
    • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 160:
      Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this.
    • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972:
      Sullenly they paid what was asked, sullenly left, Hamzah feigning a kick at the glass showcase filled with loaves and Chinese cakes.

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